An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Federspiel

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Federspiel
Friedrich Kluge2508178An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F — Federspiel1891John Francis Davis

Federspiel, n., ‘lure,’ from MidHG. vëderspil, n., ‘a bird trained for hawking, falcon, sparrow-hawk, hawk.’