An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/sehnen

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

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2653260An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — sehnenJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

sehnen, verb, ‘to long, yearn,’ from Middle High German senen, ‘to long, inspire with longing’; allied to Middle High German sene, feminine, ‘yearning, longing.’ Unrecorded in Old High German and the other Old Teutonic dialects perhaps only by chance; of obscure origin, but probably genuine Teutonic.