An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Fliete

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2508274An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F — Fliete1891John Francis Davis

​ Fliete, f., ‘fleam, lancet,’ from the equiv. MidHG. vliete, vlieten, OHG. flietuma; further derived from Gr. and MidLat. phlebotomum, ‘lancet, an instrument for opening veins,’ whence also the equiv. cognates AS. flŷtme, Fr. flamme, E. fleam, Du. vlijm.

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