An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Saumsal

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

Saumsal

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

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2697339An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — SaumsalJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Saumsal, ‘procrastinating disposition,’ from the equivalent Middle High German sûmesal, sûmesele, with the suffix -sal: hence Modern High German saumselig, Middle High German (Middle German) sûmeselic.