An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/maßen

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Maße

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

maßen

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

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2695738An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, M — maßenJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

maßen, conjunction, ‘whereas,’ from the dative plural mâȥen (of Middle High German mâȥe), ‘in the method’; originally used only as an adverb, but in Modern High German as a conjunction also; allied to Maß.