An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/fletschen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
fletschen
Friedrich Kluge2508265An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F — fletschen1891John Francis Davis

fletschen, vb., ‘to beat flat, grin,’ from MidHG. vletsen, ‘to show one's teeth’; remoter history obscure.