An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Federlesen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Federlesen
Friedrich Kluge2508177An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F — Federlesen1891John Francis Davis

Federlesen, n., lit. ‘picking of the feather from a person's dress’ as a mark of servile flattery; found even in MidHG. —