An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/klaterig

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry klaterig. Random word Special:RandomInCategory/Annotated entries in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language
2558698An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K — klaterigJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

​ klaterig, adjective, ‘slovenly,’ a Low German word; properly ‘dirty and wet’ (of the weather), then used especially in a figurative sense; compare Low German klaten, ‘dirt, dung,’ allied to Kladde.

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