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“ In non-Teutonic there is no certain trace of a root dal, ‘to enumerate.’ See Zoll.
zahm, adjective, ‘tame, tractable, docile,’ from the equivalent Middle High German and Old High German zam; corresponding to Dutch tam, Anglo-Saxon tǫm, ‘E. tame, and Old Icelandic tamr, ‘tame, domesticated.’ Allied to zähmen, verb, ‘to tame, domesticate, break in, check,’ from Middle High German zęmen (zęmmen) , Old High German zęmmen (from *zamjan) , weak verb, ‘to tame’ ”

“ Not only combinations of letters, but each vowel (as already shown in the case of O) , conveys an idea, and is therefore, technically speaking, a word; for instance—
A conveys the idea of quality and marks the Adjective. E conveys the idea of modification and marks the Adverb. I conveys the idea of indefiniteness and marks the Infinitive mood. O conveys the idea of existence, entity and marks the Noun. U conveys the idea of order and marks the Imperative mood.
In the table of Correlative Words, Dr. Zamenhof carries out the idea of indefiniteness in the I series, ia, ial, iam, etc. ”

“ Having herself breathed all her life an atmosphere of noble sentiments, her nature exulted in the words of this high-souled, this chivalric man, who himself, fresh from a scene which had tried men's souls as they had not been tried for many an age, had shared the dangers and the triumphs of those who had fought and conquered there. No, never before had Zillah known such hours as these, where she was brought face to face with a hero whose eye, whose voice, whose manner, made her whole being thrill, and whose sentiments found an echo in her inmost soul. ”

“ Goth. agan, ‘I am afraid,’ is based on the widely diffused OTeut. root ag (Aryan agh) , ‘to be afraid,’ with which Gr. ἄχος, ‘pain, distress,’ is also connected.
Zäh, adj., ‘tough, viscous, obstinate,’ from the equiv. MidHG. zœhe, OHG. zâhi, adj.; corresponding to Du. taai, AS. tôh, E. tough; Goth. *tâhu (from *tanhu-) has to be assumed. With the Teut. root tanh, ‘to hold firmly together,’ are also connected AS. getęnge, ‘close to, oppressing,’ and OSax. bitęngi, ‘pressing.’ Zange appears on account of its meaning to belong to a different root. ”

“ Still the kneeling figure did not move.
"Zillah," said the General, querulously, and with an excitement in his feeble voice which showed how readily he might lapse into complete delirium--"Zillah, my child, be quick. There is no time to lose. Go and get ready for your wedding. Don't you hear me? Go and dress yourself."
"Oh, papa!" moaned Zillah, in a voice which pierced to the inmost heart of Guy, "will it not do as I am? Do not ask me to put on finery at a time like this." Her voice was one of utter anguish and despair. ”

“ Come all ye sons of Zion,
And let us praise the Lord:
His ransom’d are returning,
According to his word. In sacred songs, and gladness,
They walk the narrow way,
And thank the Lord who bro’t them
To see the latter day. ”

“ Men and women of Zitra and of all Tamarizia, give ear to Zud the high priest's voice, through which it is given to announce to you one who comes among you as teacher, endowed with a wisdom passing the knowledge of Zud or any other among you, by Zitu's grace. ”

“ Claude told him.
Zac said nothing for some time.
"I wonder whether they've seen us," said he, at length. "No—'tain't possible. The fog's too thick—and we're as invisible to them as they are to us. Besides, these words show that they ain't thinkin' about anybody but themselves. ”

“ Brant looked at the name on the door-plate.
“Zozo’s only my name in the Science,” the astrologer explained. “My real name—my born name—is Simmons. But I took Zozo for my business name. ‘Zs’ seem to kinder go with the astrology business, somehow—I don’t know why. There’s Zadkiel, and Zoroaster, and—oh, I don’t know—they’re ‘Zs’ or ‘Xs’, most of ’em; and it goes with the populace. I don’t no more like humoring their superstition than you would; but a man’s got to live; and the world ain’t up to the Science yet. ”

“ ZOO. Yes. He has to dress-up in a Druid's robe, and put on a wig and a long false beard, to impress you silly people. I have to put on a purple mantle. I have no patience with such mummery; but you expect it from us; so I suppose it must be kept up. Will you wait here until Zozim comes, please [she turns to enter the temple] .
THE ENVOY. My good lady, is it worth while dressing-up and putting on false beards for us if you tell us beforehand that it is all humbug?
ZOO. One would not think so; but if you wont believe in anyone who is not dressed-up, why, we must dress-up for you. ”

“ The Sumerian Zi, therefore, closely resembled the Egyptian Ka. The human Zi was the imperishable part of man; it made him a living soul while he was in this world, and after death continued to represent him in the [pg 278] shadowy world below.216 Unlike the lilla or “ghost,” it represented the man himself in his personality; if that personality were destroyed, it also ceased to exist. While on the one side it was the Zi which gave man life and the power of movement, on the other side, without the individual man there could be no individual Zi. ”

“ Behold I lay in Zion a stumbling-stone and rock of offence; and whosoever believeth on Him shall not be ashamed.—Romans, ix. 33.
Glorious things of thee are spoken,
Zion, city of our God!
He, whose word cannot be broken,
Formed thee for His own abode.
On the rock of ages founded,
What can shake Thy sure repose?
With salvation’s walls surrounded,
Thou may’st smile at all Thy foes.
Saviour, if of Zion’s city
I through grace a member am,
Let the world deride or pity,
I will glory in the name.
Fading is the worldling’s pleasure,
All his boasted pomp and show ”

“ Goth. reiran, ‘to shake,’ from an Aryan root rai-) , to the similarly sounding weak ai conjugation. In the non-Teut. languages no cognates of zittern have been found (Aryan root drā̆?) . The G. word was adopted by Dan.; comp. Dan. zittre, ‘to shake.’
Zitwer, m., ‘zedoary,’ from the equiv. MidHG. zitwar, zitwan, OHG. citawar, zitwar, m.; from MidLat. zeduarium, the source of which is Arab. zedwâr. The zedoary was introduced into European medical science by the Arabs (comp. also Ital. zettovario, Fr. zédoaire, E. zedoary) . ”

“ Miss Minerva’s hair would stand on end if she could see the blots and the spelling. Zo’s account of the family circle (turned into intelligible English) , will I think personally interest you. Here it is, in its own Roman brevity—with your pretty name shortened to two syllables: ‘Except Pa and Car, we are a bad lot at home.’ After that, I can add nothing that is worth reading.
“Take the kisses, my angel, that I leave for you on the blank morsel of paper below, and love me as I love you. ”

“ Nothing can be more hopelessly vulgar, more unlike the majestic development of a system of grandly unintelligible conclusions from sublimely inconceivable premisses, such as delights the magian heart. In fact, Zadig’s method was nothing but the method of all mankind. Retrospective prophecies, far more astonishing for their minute accuracy than those of Zadig, are familiar to those who have watched the daily life of nomadic people. ”

“ Nor is there any mouthpiece of Zitu, save through the soul of man. Yet are you daughter of Ga, and a woman, through whom man's soul must pass before man be man indeed. Thou art the door between man and Zitu, and in so much nearer than man to him. ”

“ This Zacharias was taking his turn in the temple service, and an angel appeared unto him and announced that in answer to his prayer his wife Elisabeth should bear a son whose name should be called John; that he should be great, and should drink no wine nor strong drink, and (Luke 1:15) "he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb"; and "his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying, Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel; for he hath visited and wrought redemption for his people" (Luke 1:67, 68) . ”

“ Zu, the storm-bird, who lives with his wife and children on Mount Sabu under the protection of Bel, and who from this elevation pounces down upon the country to ravage it, once took it into his head to make himself equal to the supreme gods. He forced his way at an early hour into the chamber of destiny before the sun had risen: he perceived within it the royal insignia of Bel, “the mitre of his power, the garment of his divinity,—the fatal tablets of his divinity, Zu perceived them. ”

“ Sans. â-dṛ, ‘to direct one's attention to something.’ The Teut. word cannot have been borrowed from Lat. carus, ‘dear.’
Zaser, f., ‘fibre, filament,’ ModHG. only, unknown to the earlier periods (older ModHG. zasel, Swed. zasem) . Origin obscure.
Zauber, m., ‘charm, enchantment, magic,’ from MidHG. zouber (zouver) , OHG. zoubar (zoufar) , m., ‘magic, charm, spell’; comp. Du. tooveren, ‘to enchant,’ OIc. taufr, n., ‘magic.’ For the meaning, the corresponding AS. teáfor, ‘vermilion,’ is important; hence Zauber is perhaps lit. ‘illusion by means of colour’ ”

“ The time approaches; soon will Zion be
The pride of earthly nationality;
When 'twill the histories of those adorn
Of whom 'tis said, "they were in Zion born."
The Holy Spirit every Saint receives, Is one sense added to what nature gives, And forms a powerful telescope, whereby We look beyond the stretch of mortal eye. Its keen perceptive vision takes a view Of origin and destination too. Through this superior spirit-sense, we learn What our inferior senses ne'er discern, That we're not natives of this fallen earth. ”

“ Zahn’s writings, especially his greater writings, should ever be popular. Those closely packed pages, with long unbroken paragraphs and few helps to the eye and to readiness of apprehension, are a severe exercise for the most determined student: to any one else they must be forbidding. And when such a student has made his way into them, he is apt to find in them every quality but one. ”

“ Here you all are, all of you whom I love--the only ones on earth whom I love. Here is my boy, my darling, whom I came to seek! Here is my sweet Zillah, who brightened my mournful life at Chetwynde Castle with her love and tenderness. And here I see my best friend, who came to save me from death and despair, and brought me here to life and joy and hope! What is the meaning of it all? My boy can not tell me. Say, my sweet Zillah, can not you tell me? Do you not know? Do you understand? Say, whose plan is it? Is it your plan? Who has brought us all together?"
"It is God," said Zillah, solemnly. ”

“ Zion's city is in sight;
There our endless home shall be,
There our Lord we soon shall see.
Lord, obediently we go,
Gladly leaving all below;
Only thou our Leader be,
And we still will follow thee. Amen. ”

“ At last, both of them having a little composed the tumult of their souls, Zadig acquainted her in a few words by what adventure he was brought into that meadow. “But, O unhappy and respectable queen! by what means do I find thee in this lonely place, clothed in the habit of a slave, and accompanied by other female slaves, who are searching for a basilisk, which, by order of the physician, is to be stewed in rose water?” ”

“ Zillah trembled. This sudden transformation--this complete change from warm affection to icy coldness--from devoted love to iron sternness--was something which she did not anticipate. Being thus taken unawares, she was all unnerved and overcome. She could no longer restrain herself.
"Oh, father!" she cried, bursting into tears, and flinging herself at his feet in uncontrollable emotion. "Oh, father! Do not look at me so--do not speak so to your poor Zillah. Have I any friend on earth but you?" ”

“ Shall the better usage give place to the worse? Uniformity cannot be so reached. In this country, both Zed and Izzard, as well as the worse forms Zad and Uzzard, are now fairly superseded by the softer and better term Zee; and whoever will spell aloud, with each of these names, a few such words as dizzy, mizzen, gizzard, may easily perceive why none of the former can ever be brought again into use. The other two, Iz and Izzet, being localisms, and not authorized English, I give up all six; Zed to the French, and the rest to oblivion. ”

“ The apodosis is mu-zu an-zak-ku. ḥad (PA) equals ḥaṭṭu, “sceptre” (Br. 5573) . The value ḥad may be of Semitic origin, but note that its cognate ḥud is equal to namûru, “brightness” (Br. 5582) , as is also kun, another value of PA “staff”; then PA = “a lighted torch”. ê we have had as equal to aṣû (Hymn to Bêl, line 15) . ê is also equal to šûpû, “flashing” (Br. 5638) . a equals ina, “in” (Br. 11365) .
mu-zu means “thy name”. mu equals šumu, “name” (Br. 1235) .
an-zak-ku is a verb. an is an indeterminate verbal prefix. The context shows it to be of the second person (see MSL. p. XXVI) . ”

“ II THE CHILDREN OF THE ZODIAC [2]
"It's too hard," said the Big Boy. "I don't know what 'Zodiac' means." "I will hunt up the words for you in the dictionary," said the Little Girl. And when they came to the next story the Boy took pleasure in doing his own hunting in the dictionary. ”

“ There's no trouble about that now—is there?"
"Wal, not more'n thar was afore," said Zac, slowly; "on'y it seems more resky to me here, jest now, settin' here this way, inactive like; p'aps it's the fog that's had a kin' o' depressin' effect on my sperrits; it's often so. Or mebbe it's the effect of the continooal hearin' of that darned frog-eatin' French lingo that you go on a jabberin' with the priest thar. ”

“ Search the Scriptures, as ye have heard [36] from the Lord; for they are they which testify of Him, and be not ignorant of this miracle. Hear ye men without grace, and thankless, what good tidings the prophet Zechariah brings to you. He says, Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; behold thy King cometh unto thee: just and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon the foal of an ass. [37] Why do ye repel the joy? Why, when the sun shineth, do ye love darkness? Why do ye against unconquerable peace meditate war? If, therefore, ye be the sons of Zion, join in the dance together with your children. ”