Moby Dick; Or, The Whale — Page 13
"The Cachalot" (Sperm Whale) "is not only better armed than the True Whale" (Greenland or Right Whale) "in possessing a formidable weapon at either extremity of its body, but also more frequently displays a disposition to employ these weapons offensively and in manner at once so artful, bold, and mischievous, as to lead to its being regarded as the most dangerous to attack of all the known species of the whale tribe." —_Frederick Debell Bennett's Whaling Voyage Round the Globe_, 1840.
„Der Cachalot" (Pottwal) „ist nicht nur besser bewaffnet als der echte Wal" (Grönland- oder Nordwal) „indem er an beiden Enden seines Körpers eine furchtbare Waffe besitzt, sondern zeigt auch häufiger eine Neigung, diese Waffen offensiv einzusetzen, und zwar auf eine zugleich so listige, kühne und bösartige Weise, dass er als der gefährlichste aller bekannten Walarten gilt, wenn es darum geht, ihn anzugreifen." —_Frederick Debell Bennetts Walfangreise um den Globus_, 1840.
October 13. "There she blows," was sung out from the mast-head. "Where away?" demanded the captain. "Three points off the lee bow, sir." "Raise up your wheel. Steady!" "Steady, sir." "Mast-head ahoy! Do you see that whale now?" "Ay ay, sir! A shoal of Sperm Whales! There she blows! There she breaches!" "Sing out! sing out every time!" "Ay Ay, sir! There she blows! there—there—_thar_ she blows—bowes—bo-o-os!" "How far off?" "Two miles and a half." "Thunder and lightning! so near! Call all hands." —_J. Ross Browne's Etchings of a Whaling Cruize_. 1846.
13. Oktober. „Da bläst sie", wurde vom Mastkorb gerufen. „Wo denn?" fragte der Kapitän. „Drei Strich von der Leeseite des Bugs, Sir." „Legen Sie das Steuer hoch. Steady!" „Steady, Sir." „Mastkorb ahoi! Sehen Sie den Wal jetzt?" „Ay ay, Sir! Eine Schule Pottwale! Da bläst sie! Da springt sie!" „Ruf aus! jedes Mal ausrufen!" „Ay Ay, Sir! Da bläst sie! dort—dort—_dort_ bläst sie—bläst—bl-ä-äst!" „Wie weit entfernt?" „Zwei Meilen und eine halbe." „Donner und Blitz! So nah! Alle Mann an Deck rufen." —_J. Ross Brownes Radierungen einer Walfangfahrt_. 1846.
"The Whale-ship Globe, on board of which vessel occurred the horrid transactions we are about to relate, belonged to the island of Nantucket." —"_Narrative of the Globe Mutiny_," _by Lay and Hussey survivors. A.D._ 1828.
„Das Walfangschiff Globe, an Bord dessen sich die schrecklichen Ereignisse zutrugen, von denen wir gleich berichten werden, gehörte der Insel Nantucket." —„_Bericht über die Meuterei auf der Globe_", _von den Überlebenden Lay und Hussey. A.D._ 1828.
Vocabulary
- Der
- Definite article: the (masculine nominative)
- Pottwal
- Sperm whale, large toothed whale species
- ist
- Third person singular of sein: is
- nicht
- Negation word: not
- nur
- Adverb meaning only, merely, just
- besser
- Comparative adjective: better
- bewaffnet
- Past participle of bewaffnen: armed, equipped with weapons
- als
- Conjunction/preposition: than, as, when
- der
- Definite article or relative pronoun: the
- echte
- Adjective: real, genuine, true
- Wal
- Whale, large aquatic mammal
- oder
- Conjunction: or
- indem
- Conjunction: by, in that, while doing
- er
- Personal pronoun: he, it
- an
- Preposition: at, on, to
- beiden
- Pronoun/adjective: both
- Enden
- Plural of Ende: ends, extremities
- seines
- Possessive pronoun: his, its (genitive)
- Körpers
- Genitive of Körper: of the body
- eine
- Indefinite article: a, an (feminine)
- furchtbare
- Adjective: terrible, dreadful, fearsome
- Waffe
- Weapon, instrument used for fighting
- besitzt
- Third person singular of besitzen: possesses, owns
- sondern
- Conjunction: but rather, but instead
- zeigt
- Third person singular of zeigen: shows, displays
- auch
- Adverb: also, too, as well
- häufiger
- Comparative of häufig: more frequently, more often
- Neigung
- Tendency, inclination, disposition toward something
- diese
- Demonstrative pronoun: these, this (feminine/plural)
- Waffen
- Plural of Waffe: weapons, arms
- offensiv
- Adverb/adjective: offensively, in an attacking manner
- einzusetzen
- Infinitive: to deploy, to use, to employ
- und
- Conjunction: and
- zwar
- Adverb: namely, indeed, to be precise
- auf
- Preposition: on, onto, upon, at
- zugleich
- Adverb: at the same time, simultaneously
- so
- Adverb/conjunction: so, such, thus, as
- listige
- Adjective: cunning, crafty, sly
- kühne
- Adjective: bold, daring, audacious
- bösartige
- Adjective: malicious, vicious, malignant
- Weise
- Noun: manner, way, fashion of doing
- dass
- Conjunction: that (subordinating)
- gefährlichste
- Superlative of gefährlich: most dangerous
- aller
- Genitive plural of all: of all
- bekannten
- Adjective: known, familiar (genitive/dative plural)
- gilt
- Third person singular of gelten: counts as, is considered
- wenn
- Conjunction: when, if, whenever
- es
- Personal pronoun: it
- darum
- Adverb: about it, for that reason, therefore
- geht
- Third person singular of gehen: goes, is about
- ihn
- Personal pronoun accusative: him, it
- anzugreifen
- Infinitive: to attack, to assault
- Walfangreise
- Whaling voyage, journey for hunting whales
- um
- Preposition: around, about, at, in order to
- den
- Definite article accusative masculine: the
- Globus
- Globe, the entire world or Earth
- Oktober
- October, tenth month of the year
- Da
- Adverb/conjunction: there, then, since, as
- bläst
- Third person singular of blasen: blows, spouts
- sie
- Personal pronoun: she, they, her
- wurde
- Simple past of werden: was, became
- vom
- Contraction of von dem: from the
- Mastkorb
- Crow's nest, lookout basket atop ship's mast
- gerufen
- Past participle of rufen: called, shouted
- Wo
- Interrogative adverb: where
- denn
- Particle used for emphasis or in questions
- fragte
- Simple past of fragen: asked, inquired
- Kapitän
- Captain, commander of a ship
- Drei
- Number: three
- Strich
- Point (nautical), line, stroke, dash
- von
- Preposition: from, of, by
- des
- Definite article genitive masculine/neuter: of the
- Legen
- Infinitive/imperative of legen: to lay, to put
- Sie
- Formal personal pronoun: you (formal)
- das
- Definite article or pronoun: the, that (neuter)
- Steuer
- Helm, rudder used to steer a ship
- hoch
- Adjective/adverb: high, up
- ahoi
- Nautical exclamation: ahoy, used to hail ship
- Sehen
- Infinitive of sehen: to see, to look
- jetzt
- Adverb: now, at this moment
- Eine
- Indefinite article: a, one (feminine nominative)
- Schule
- School (of fish/whales), group swimming together
- Pottwale
- Plural of Pottwal: sperm whales
- springt
- Third person singular of springen: jumps, leaps
- Ruf
- Call, shout, cry; also reputation
- aus
- Preposition: out of, from, made of
- jedes
- Pronoun/adjective: every, each (neuter)
- Mal
- Time, instance, occasion (jedes Mal: every time)
- ausrufen
- Infinitive: to call out, to exclaim, to proclaim
- dort
- Adverb: there, over there
- Wie
- Interrogative/conjunction: how, as, like
- weit
- Adjective/adverb: far, wide, distant
- entfernt
- Adjective/past participle: distant, removed, away
- Zwei
- Number: two
- Meilen
- Plural of Meile: miles, unit of distance
- halbe
- Adjective: half (inflected form of halb)
- Donner
- Thunder; also used as exclamation of surprise
- Blitz
- Lightning; also used as exclamation of surprise
- So
- Adverb: so, thus, that way, like this
- nah
- Adjective/adverb: near, close, nearby
- Alle
- Pronoun/adjective: all, everyone, everybody
- Mann
- Man; also all hands (nautical: alle Mann)
- Deck
- Deck, the floor level of a ship
- rufen
- Infinitive: to call, to shout, to summon
- Radierungen
- Plural of Radierung: etchings, engravings, illustrations
- einer
- Indefinite article genitive/dative: of a, from a
- Das
- Definite article neuter nominative: the
- Walfangschiff
- Whaling ship, vessel used for hunting whales
- Bord
- Board, aboard a ship (an Bord: on board)
- dessen
- Relative pronoun genitive masculine: whose, of which
- sich
- Reflexive pronoun: oneself, himself, themselves
- die
- Definite article feminine or plural: the
- schrecklichen
- Adjective inflected: terrible, horrifying (genitive/dative)
- Ereignisse
- Plural of Ereignis: events, incidents, occurrences
- zutrugen
- Simple past of zutragen: occurred, took place
- denen
- Relative pronoun dative plural: to which, of which
- wir
- Personal pronoun: we
- gleich
- Adverb/adjective: soon, immediately, equal, same
- berichten
- Infinitive: to report, to tell, to give an account
- werden
- Infinitive: to become; future auxiliary verb
- gehörte
- Simple past of gehören: belonged to
- Insel
- Island, landmass surrounded by water
- Bericht
- Report, account, narrative of events
- über
- Preposition: about, over, across, above
- Meuterei
- Mutiny, rebellion by crew against ship's officers
- Überlebenden
- Plural of Überlebender: survivors, those who survived
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