An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/flennen

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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 Kluge2508264An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F — flennen1891John Francis Davis

​ flennen, vb., ‘to weep ruefully, grin,’ from MidHG. *vlennen; akin to OHG. flannên, ‘to make a wry face,’ from pre-Teut. *flaznan?. Root flas, from pre-Teut. plos, in Lat. plôrare, ‘to weep’?.

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