Capturing the Zeitgeist Native German Loanwords in ... - Skemman

54 Þorsteinn Hjaltason
395. silverling n A shekel, a small silver
coin.
Currency 0 1 3
396. Singspiel n A semi-dramatic
performance in which
song and dialogue
alternate, popular in
Germany in the latter
part of the 18 th century.
Music 15 7 4
397. sinter n Cinder. Geol. 8 7 4
398. sittlichkeit n Morality. Philos. 0 1 1
399. Sitzfleisch n The ability to endure or
persist in some activity.
Miscellany 0 2 3
400. sitzkrieg n A phony war. Mil. 0 4 4
401. sitzmark n A depression left in the
snow by a skier’s
falling backward.
Sports 0 2 4
402. snorkel n Sports 27 244 4
403. Sonderbund n A league formed by the
R.C. cantons of
Switzerland in 1843
and defeated in a civil
war in 1847.
Politics 0 1 3
404. Sonderkommando n In Nazi Germany, a
detachment of prisoners
in a concentration camp
responsible for the
disposal of the dead.
Politics 0 9 3
405. spaetzle / spätzle n A type of G. noodle
made of a batter of
eggs, milk, and flour.
Food 0 45 3
406. spanner n Mil. 209 52 4
407. Spätlese n A white wine made
(esp. in Germany) from
grapes gathered later
than the general
harvest.
Beverages 1 20 3
408. speck n Fat meat, as in bacon. Food 0 10 3
409. spiel v To play music. Music 3 10 4
410. spiel n Talk, a story; a speech
intended to persuade or
advertise
Miscellany 39 332 4
411. spieler n Player or gambler. Miscellany 8 2 4
412. Spielraum n The range of
possibilities (orig. in
probability theory)
within which the
probability of an
outcome or likelihood
of a hypothesis is to be
assessed.
Philos. 0 4 2
413. spindle n Anatomy 137 548 4
414. Sprechgesang n A dramatic vocal style
intermediate between
speech and singing.
Music 2 1 3
415. Sprechstimme n A term used to describe
the voice of a performer
singing according to the
principles of
Sprechgesang.
Music 2 3 3