An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/sehnen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2509959An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — sehnen1891John Francis Davis

​ sehnen, vb., ‘to long, yearn,’ from MidHG. senen, ‘to long, inspire with longing’; allied to MidHG. sene, f., ‘yearning, longing.’ Unrecorded in OHG. and the other OTeut. dials. perhaps only by chance; of obscure origin, but probably genuine Teut.

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