An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/verzeihen

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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 verzeihen.

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2509813An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, V — verzeihenJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

verzeihen, verb, ‘to pardon, excuse,’ from the equivalent Middle High German verzîhen, which usually means ‘to deny, refuse,’ then ‘to renounce, abandon.’ To this Verzicht and verzichten are allied.