An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/vergebens

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, V
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry vergebens. Random word Special:RandomInCategory/Annotated entries in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language
2551407An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, V — vergebensJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

​ vergebens, adverb, ‘in vain, to no purpose,’ from Middle High German vergëbene (-gëbenes), ‘gratis, in vain’; allied to vergëben (Old High German firgëban), ‘useless, to no purpose,’ literally ‘given away,’ a participle used as an adjective —

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