An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/schmähen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S (1891)
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Friedrich Kluge2509715An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — schmähen1891John Francis Davis

​ schmähen, vb., ‘to abuse, revile, rail,’ from MidHG. smœhen, ‘to treat contemptuously,’ OHG. smâhen, vb., ‘to make small, lessen,’ see Schmach. Allied to ModHG. schmählich, adj., ‘abusive,’ MidHG. smœhelich, OHG. smâlîch, adj., which are identical with the OHG. adj. smâhi, MidHG. smœhe, adduced under Schmach.

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