An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/hänseln

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

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

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2650843An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, H — hänselnJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

hänseln, verb, Modern High German only, different from the earlier homonymous word mentioned under Hanse; literally ‘to make a Hans, i.e. a fool, of anybody’ (compare the abusive terms Hansdumm, Hansnarr, Hanswurst).