"In apposition" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... Rollwagenbchlein, a collection of tales to while away the tedium of travel; first published in 1555. 8: Stalt nach, 'wanted to secure.' 9: Bestelt, 'ordered,' 'arranged.' 10: Zehenden, 'tithes' (the dative in apposition to lon). 11: Auff ...
— An anthology of German literature • Calvin Thomas
... not know this (t), while they were fighting; but the first He refers to the warriors who proffered help; the second he, to the combatants, Beowulf and Grendel. In apposition with :t, stands the whole clause, one synscaan (object of grtan) ... nolde. The second, or conjunctional, t is here omitted before one. See p.112, note ...
— Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book - with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary • C. Alphonso Smith
... of obsidian." As this stone was largely used for arrow heads and other weapons, the expression in this connection seems to mean "master of arms." Ah [c]am, from [c]am, to take, seize. Brasseur construes these words as in apposition to vach: "Whom shall we make our ...
— The Annals of the Cakchiquels • Daniel G. Brinton
... meaning would be that there is a distinction of Godhead. Yet this proposition "He begot another God" is tolerated by some, provided that "another" be taken as a substantive, and the word "God" be construed in apposition with it. This, however, is an inexact way of speaking, and to be avoided, for fear of giving ...
— Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) - From the Complete American Edition • Thomas Aquinas
... is often used in the title of books when the secondary or subtitle is in apposition to the leading one and when the conjunction or is omitted: "Acoustics: the ...
— How to Speak and Write Correctly • Joseph Devlin |
