An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/mausen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, M
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry mausen. Random word Special:RandomInCategory/Annotated entries in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language
2567240An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, M — mausenJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

​ mausen, verb, ‘to catch mice, pilfer,’ from Middle High German musen, ‘to creep, deceive’; a derivative of Middle High German mûs, equivalent to Maus.

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