An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/schniegeln

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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 schniegeln. Random word Special:RandomInCategory/Annotated entries in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language
2695846An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — schniegelnJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

​ schniegeln, verb, ‘to trim up, dress smartly,’ Modern High German only, allied to a dialectic Schniegel, ‘adornment, finery’; unknown to the older dialects. Of obscure origin.

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