Sentences with word «germanic»

"Germanic" refers to a group of languages, cultures, and people that have historical roots in Germany and other regions of northern Europe. It can also refer to anything related to the Germanic language family, which includes English, German, Dutch, Swedish, and others. Full definition
Chronicles of Mercury sightings show up in Mesopotamia (November 15 in 265 B.C.) and China (June 9 in A.D. 118), and linguistic evidence in Germanic languages links the planet with the deity Woden, also known in Scandinavian languages as Odin.
The Alemanni, an alliance of Germanic tribes located around the upper Main river in Germany.
This turned one particular form of Germanic language into a unifying and excluding German language.
Others like that are Brynhildr, whose origins stem from Germanic mythology, trading in horseback for horsepower in the form of a deadly motorcycle.
Every group classification within the American Kennel Club and United Kennel Club contains one or more breeds with Germanic origins.
One common belief is they travelled with Germanic tribes and descended from Asian herding dogs.
Between 400 C.E. and 650 C.E., waves of Germanic invaders swept through the eastern United Kingdom.
«Yule» is not a god's name, per se, it's probably an old germanic word for an idea akin to «spirit».
This may have been caused by the strong geographical isolation, but also by the process of fragmentation affecting these communities over time, first by Latin and then by Germanic peoples.
It was announced by Lichthund, that the action arcade lightspear - throwing simulator based in Ancient Germanic future, Lichtspeer, will be coming to PC, Playstation 4 and Playstation Vita this September.
Others point to a more Germanic influence with the Teckel or Dachshund being a significant ancestor.
It is very Germanic in its buttoned - down manners and restrained opulence, making it a car that doesn't quite produce the same kind of lust as, say, the Jaguar XJL Supersports.
Afternoon free for exploration, perhaps visit the cathedral or Roman - Germanic Museum or even sample the Kölsch dark beer!
Last year Polish duo Lichthund released Lichtspeer, a pleasantly daft spear - throwing game based on Germanic myths.
Lichtspeer, our laser - fueled spear - thrower based in Ancient Germanic Future is out on Nintendo Switch in an exclusive Double Speer Edition which includes an all - new doggy - style co-op mode for 2 players!
Wide - hipped and menacing, the original Porsche 911 Turbo played plucky underdog to the likes of Corvette and Ferrari by wielding stark Germanic styling and boost - induced brawn.
Other Germanic languages outside of English have separate words — in German, for example, «Fett» is the noun fat, while «dick» (yes, really) is the adjective fat.
Although it has Germanic roots, the name as we see it spelled today is the form of an Old French spelling of the contracted name Adalheidis.
The code resembles most early Germanic law - codes, treating issues such as interpersonal violence, wergeld, rights and obligations, and the status of the king.
The ancient Roman - Germanic world is brought to life by CGI technology, gritty battle scenes and powerful dialogues.
So, grab your lightspear, become a Germonaut and traverse through lands straight out of Germanic myths — now with a space - dog at your side if you're up for it!
Instead, he devoted considerable time to German mythology, exploring the forests where Germanic barbarian tribes had battled with Roman legions and which were themselves a constant source of mystery and stimulation.
With notable outliers — including a stoney - eyed Eminem, a boyish Marc Jacobs, and scenes from Germanic mythology — the gallery shows several of Peyton's portrayals of peers, comrades, and inspirations, namely Robert Mapplethorpe, David Hockney, Pierre Huyghe, Matthew Barney, Alex Katz, and Nate Lowman.
In Shakespeare's phrase, the springe [trap] to catch this Woodcock is a waitress of mysterious Germanic heritage, whom he encounters one morning at a seaside cafe.
Chancellor George Osborne is on record for highlighting his preference for a more Germanic system based on high - tech manufacturing, which we would all welcome.
Although the last part of the film becomes repetitive and slightly confused, Eastwood manages the picaresque plot with skill, and his visuals have a high - charged, almost Germanic quality.
While Yule has many traditions rooted in early Germanic paganism, this polish takes its name from Wicca tradition.
Steinsalz, as germanic civs call it, is pink as Himalayan salt and you need to at least double amount into soups, drinks.
With gloomy lucidity he portrayed the future German revolutionary who would become terrible by «making contact with the primal forces of nature, by conjuring up the demonic powers of old Germanic pantheism so that a pugnacity awakes in him which we already find among the ancient Germans — a pugnacity which does not fight to destroy or to win but merely in order to fight.»
The name GOD is 6th century Germanic language: Prior to that they used names like Jehovah, YAWEH, Hasheim.
Anke Zschorn started her career with IVOX in 2008 as research analyst covering Germanic markets, and subsequently joined the Glass Lewis team following the merger of the two firms in 2015.
The observatory is named after the Norwegian and Germanic god Odin.
The solid Germanic interior offers comfortable if somewhat snug accommodation for four adults or five at a squeeze.
Here Germanic blood and soil were identified with the unspoiled realm of organic nature — a realm to which the German Volk needed to return in order to be made whole.
He wrote his hymn, setting it to his own fine Germanic tune, and sat down to pour out a reply to Zwingli, which became his famous «Confession concerning Christ's Supper».
Yet it is also clear from Hofmann's writings that, apart from a persistent undercurrent of a mystical, rather Germanic sense of the spiritual in nature, his approach to teaching was profoundly informed by his pragmatic understanding of vanguard modernism.
There are hints of polygyny in Germanic cultures from this time, though researchers aren't sure of its extent in Viking society or in the Vendel era.
Loyalty counts, a thing you have traduced by calling it «blood and soil» so as to stress Germanic versions of Nation (for the usual obvious reasons).
«This woman has epilepsy and probably has seizures several times a week,» Schalk says, revealing a slight Germanic accent.
It's finally a chance for singles to connect online with Germanic singles.
Identifying a new «R» will take a trained eye: the changes are minimal, in the usual Germanic facelift style, and centre on an arguably more aggressive frontal design treatment and LED lighting front and rear.
Explore the Namib Desert, the apricot coloured dunes of Sossusvlei, the quaint Germanic architecture in the coastal town of Swakopmond, nestled between the Ocean and the Desert, the rough terrain of Damaraland and the abundant wildlife in the world renowned Etosha National Park.
He received his law degree at the University of San Diego School of Law, and earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science and Germanic Studies at Indiana University.
For still others such Germanic circumlocution is impossible to understand, let alone embrace; they will regard the resurrection in a rationalistic, relatively «old - fashioned» deist - liberal manner as a prescientific way of expressing the timeless content of Jesus» life and ministry — his preaching about the love of God and the need for human fellowship.
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