An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/mauen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, M (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
mauen
Friedrich Kluge2512180An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, M — mauen1891John Francis Davis

mauen, vb., from the equiv. MidHG. mâwen, ‘to mew like a cat’; an imitative word; comp. Mietze.