An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/bägern

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

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2632753An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B — bägernJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

bägern, ‘to torment, plague,’ probably allied to Old High German bâgan, Middle High German bâgen, strong verb, ‘to contend, quarrel.’ Akin to Irish bágim, ‘I contend,’ bág, ‘combat’; hence the Aryan root is bhêgh, bhôgh.