blitzen

It's a video litany of natural disasters, of wind and rain and snow and donder and blitzen, punctuated with images of lesser vehicles incapacitated by the elements, while Hummers sail serenely through.

Patt Morrison: Hummer? No, Bummer! 2008

"Donner et blitzen," exclaimed the Baron, using the first oath that came uppermost, "but this exceeds belief."

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 338, November 1, 1828 Various

"Donner and blitzen," cried Hatteraick, leaping up and grappling with him, "you shall have it then!"

Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North Samuel Rutherford Crockett

Under this invigorating influence he made a speech, in which he promised a rich reward to all who would manfully assist in giving the enemy a double dose of "donner and blitzen."

Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale John Sherburne Sleeper

Nachdeme diss vorbey fuhren wir fort; da wir aber schier zu der embouchure der Rivier bey einem Seeport Margeth genannt, erwecket sich ein erschräcklicher Sturm, mit Donnern und blitzen, dass wir in grosser gefahr, und könnten wir die Nacht durch den ancker kaum behalten, den Tag hernach da sich der Windt gelegt, Segleten wir fort, und da wir auf dem Meere wahren, dass wir mit grosser Noth

Christoph von Graffenried's Account of the Founding of New Bern. Edited with an Historical Introduction and an English Translation by Vincent H. Todd, Ph.D. University of Illinois in Cooperation with Julius Goebel, Ph.D., Professor of Germanic Languages University of Illinois 1920

‘Why, fluch and blitzen! he was no charge of mine.

Chapter XXXIV 1917

‘Well, mother, you did say so, ’ said Hatteraick, in a tone that had something of despair in its accents; ‘and donner and blitzen!

Chapter LIV 1917

‘Donner and blitzen! we have been staying this half hour.

Chapter IV 1917

‘Aye, aye, donner and blitzen! he’s your affair, ’ said the Captain.

Chapter XXXIV 1917

Pass me -- oh, donder and blitzen, what shall I say?

Idle Comments 1905