An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Legende

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, L (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Legende
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Friedrich Kluge2507556An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, L — Legende1891John Francis Davis

​ Legende, f., ‘legend,’ from MidHG. legende, f., ‘story of a saint’; from MidLat. legenda, neu. plur. (sic dicta, quia certis diebus legenda in ecclesia et in sacris synaxibus designabatur a moderatore chori).

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