An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Blackfisch

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2506303An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B — Blackfisch1891John Francis Davis

​ Blackfisch, m., ‘cuttlefish,’ from LG. blackfisk. Blak is the LG. term for ink (blakhorn, ‘inkstand’); comp. AS. blœc, ‘ink,’ E. black (a colour and shoemaker's black), OHG. blach.

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