An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/wirsch

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

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2557726An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W — wirschJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

wirsch, adjective, ‘cross, angry,’ Modern High German only, an imitation of Middle High German unwirsch (from unwirdesch, unwürdesch). The signification cannot be explained from the Middle High German comparative wirs (equivalent to English worse, Gothic waírsis).