An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Muße

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, M (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2512324An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, M — Muße1891John Francis Davis

​ Muße, f., ‘leisure, ease,’ from MidHG. muoȥe, OHG. muoȥa, f., ‘leisure, ease, inactivity,’ OHG. also ‘possibility, suitable occasion’; allied to the OTeut. pret. pres. môtan (see müssen). —

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