An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Hoffart

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Hoffart. Random word Special:RandomInCategory/Annotated entries in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language
2548758An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, H — HoffartJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

​ Hoffart, feminine, ‘haughtiness, arrogance,’ from Middle High German hôchvart, feminine, ‘living in high style, magnanimity, splendour, magnificence, haughtiness’; from hôch and vart; Middle High German varn, ‘to live,’ as in Wohlfahrt.

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