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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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.