Meaning of umælende | Babel Free
Definitions
- not possessing the faculty of speech
- animal (excluding humans)
Examples
“... alle dem , der föle sig i Slægt med Guderne, og giennemglödes af en höiere Livs-Varme, end de Umælende, kiende Trang til en anderledes Virksomhed end Bi og Bæver.”
... all those who feel related to the gods, and who glow with a higher life-warmth than the animals, [who] know the urge for a different activity than bee and beaver.
“... men det er ligefuldt en guddommelig Kiendsgierning, som viser, at vi er af høiere Byrd, skabte og stikkede til et ganske anderledes Liv og Levnetsløb end de Umælende; ...”
... but it is regardless a divine fact, which shows that we are of higher birth, created for quite a different life and lifestory than the animals; ...
“... med Gazeller æder han Urter, med Vildtet søger han Kæret, med de umælende læskes han af vandet — ...”
... with gazelles he [Enkidu] eats herbs, with the game he seeks the pond, with the animals he quenches his thirst with the water — ...
“... de umælende kvæder med deres ville^([sic]) røster, ...”
... the animals sing/speak poetry with their wild voices, ...
“Mennesket haver de almindelige dyriske Drifter tilfælles med de Umælende.”
The human has the ordinary animalic urges in common with the animals.
“I sine menneskefjendske Perioder foretrak han Selskab med de Umælende; ...”
In his misanthropic periods, he preferred the company of animals; ...
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See also
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