An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/gicksen

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

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2551326An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G — gicksenJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

gicksen, verb, from the equivalent Middle High German giksen (gëksen), ‘to sigh,’ Old High German gicchaȥȥen; from an onomatopoetic root gik, with a frequentative suffix sen (Old High German aȥȥen, azzen, Gothic atjan).