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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Geifer

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Geifer
Friedrich Kluge2511235An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G — Geifer1891John Francis Davis

Geifer, m., ‘slaver, drivel, wrath,’ from the equiv. late MidHG. geifer, m. (15th cent.), whence also geifern, ModHG. geifern. Origin obscure.