An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/weidlich

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Weiderich

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

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2518889An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W — weidlichJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

weidlich, adjective, ‘brave, stout, vigorous,’ from Middle High German weidelī̆ch, weidenī̆ch, ‘lively, pert, distinguished, grand’; literally ‘befitting the chase,’ from Weide (2); see the latter also for Weidmann.