Götz

[ gets; German gœts ]

/ gɛts; German gœts /

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noun

Her·mann

[her-mahn], /ˈhɛr mɑn/, 1840–76, German composer.

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QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

Words nearby Götz

But it was not of Herdegen that he brought tidings, but of him—of him—of Gotz that he had sure knowledge.
Margery [Gred], Complete|Georg Ebers
Stirb, Gtz, du hast dich selbst berlebt—Die, Gotz; thou hast outlived thyself.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood
Gotz and Werther alone survive the creations of which they formed the nucleii.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction|Various
How our cheeks would burn when many a time we spoke of the love which was the bond between Gotz and his fair Gertrude.
Margery [Gred], Complete|Georg Ebers

Whereat I smiled right gladly up at my new lover, and answered him in a whisper: "Not one, Gotz, not one."
Margery [Gred], Complete|Georg Ebers