An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/flennen

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

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2631308An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F — flennenJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

flennen, verb, ‘to weep ruefully, grin,’ from Middle High German *vlennen; akin to Old High German flannên, ‘to make a wry face,’ from pre-Teutonic *flaznan?. Root flas, from pre-Teutonic plos, in Latin plôrare, ‘to weep’?.