An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Hülse

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Hülle

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

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

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2562469An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, H — HülseJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Hülse, feminine, ‘shell, husk,’ from the equivalent Middle High German hülse, hülsche, Old High German hulsa, for *hulisa (Gothic *hulisi or *huluzi), feminine, ‘shell’; from the root hél, hul (see hehlen, Hülle), like Gothic jukuzi, feminine, ‘yoke,’ or aqizi, feminine, ‘axe’ (see Axt), in Anglo-Saxon without the suffix s, hulu, ‘pod, husk.’