An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Zwiesprache

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

Zwiesprache

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

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2522980An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Z — ZwiespracheJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Zwiesprache, feminine, ‘dialogue, colloquy,’ Modern High German only; in Old High German zwisprëhho, masculine, with a different sense, ‘bifarius,’ and in Anglo-Saxon twisprœ̂ce, adjective, ‘double-tongued, deceitful.’ —