An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Alraune

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Friedrich Kluge2505448An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, A — Alraune1891John Francis Davis

​ Alraune, f. ‘mandrake,’ from MidHG. alrûne, OHG. alrûna, f., ‘mandrake, sorceress’; this, as the component -rûne indicates, is a primit. term, which has been supposed to be connected with old Teut. mythical beings who do their work secretly (comp. Goth. rûna, ‘secret’; see raunen).

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