zügellos meaning and definition in german
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Dieser Bach selbst war damals ein Strom, zügellos und tobend; er durchriß den Wald und erfüllte die Luft mit tosendem Lärm und wildem Sprühregen; und der Wald an seinen Ufern war nichts als eine Reihe von Gerippen.That beck itself was then a torrent, turbid and curbless: it tore asunder the wood, and sent a raving sound through the air, often thickened with wild rain or whirling sleet; and for the forest on its banks, _ that _ showed only ranks of skeletons.OP36951
Da er aber ein grausames und thierisches Gemüth hatte, veranlaßte er selbst in der Armee allerlei Complotte, und ließ sie zügellos werden, um seine Raubgier zu befriedigen und das Volk auszuplündern.But let us come to Commodus, to whom it should have been very easy to hold the empire, for, being the son of Marcus, he had inherited it, and he had only to follow in the footsteps of his father to please his people and soldiers; but, being by nature cruel and brutal, he gave himself up to amusing the soldiers and corrupting them, so that he might indulge his rapacity upon the people; on the other hand, not maintaining his dignity, often descending to the theatre to compete with gladiators, and doing other vile things, little worthy of the imperial majesty, he fell into contempt with the soldiers, and being hated by one party and despised by the other, he was conspired against and was killed.OP549339