An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/wirsch

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by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry wirsch. Random word Special:RandomInCategory/Annotated entries in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language
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).

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