An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/beschnäufeln

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
beschnäufeln
Friedrich Kluge2506200An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B — beschnäufeln1891John Francis Davis

beschnäufeln, beschnüffeln, beschnuppern, vb., ‘to sniff at’; akin to the E. vbs. to snivel, snuff, snuffle, and schnaufen.