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.

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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 —