An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Faser

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Faser
Friedrich Kluge2508163An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F — Faser1891John Francis Davis

Faser, f., ‘fibre, filament,’ from late MidHG. vaser, f., ‘fringe,’ most frequently vase, m., f., ‘fibre, fringe, border,’ OHG. faso, m., fasa, f.; AS. fœs, n., MidE. fasil, ‘fringe.’