An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/sackerlot

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

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

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2633062An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — sackerlotJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

sackerlot, interjection, ‘zounds!’ late Modern High German, remodelled from French sacré nom de Dieu; also corrupted into sapperlot. Sackerment (sapperment), from sacramentum, signifies ‘body of Christ.’