An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/verschlagen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, V
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

verschlagen

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry verschlagen.

2551412An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, V — verschlagenJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

verschlagen, adjective, ‘cunning, crafty, sly,’ properly a participle of Middle High German verslahen, which also means ‘to cheat.’ —

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