An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Rübezahl

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, R (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2516247An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, R — Rübezahl1891John Francis Davis

​ Rübezahl, ‘Numbernips, a fabulous spirit of the Riesengebirge,’ is a contraction of MidHG. Ruobezagel, ‘turnip-tail’ (MidHG. zagel is equiv. to E. tail, AS. tœgel).

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