An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Oblate

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

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2522705An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, O — OblateJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Oblate, feminine, from the equivalent Middle High German oblât, oblâte, feminine and neuter, ‘the Host, wafer’; from Latin oblâta (from offerre, which was adopted as opfern), whence also the equivalent Anglo-Saxon ofelête; Middle English oblê is formed, however, from Old French oublee, whence Modern French oublie. See Opfer.