Meaning of unberufen | Babel Free

Definitions

Touch wood; knock on wood; an injunction to fate that nothing will go wrong.

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Examples

“"Unberufen ! " cries Sarah, with a shudder that is not all affectation, " do not mention that accursed name ; I could have sworn that I heard her voice just now !"”

“" Unberufen !" he cried. "Unberufen!" she echoed. Then their glances met and they laughed...”

“Bending over, Ethel turned back the cloth and thumped on the under side of the table. / "Unberufen and Absit omen," she said hastily. "Don't tempt Providence too far, Captain Frazer. …"”

“And I am working so well (unberufen!) with my admirable Secretary; I shouldn't really dare to ask her to join our little caravan...”

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