An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Grans

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Granne

An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

Grans

grapsen

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Grans.

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2637376An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G — GransJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Grans, masculine, ‘ship's beak,’ from Middle High German grans, masculine, ‘bird's beak, ship's beak,’ Old High German grans, granso, ‘ship's beak’; a corresponding word is wanting in the other Teutonic languages. Origin obscure.