An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Grünspan

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Grünspan
Friedrich Kluge2506980An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G — Grünspan1891John Francis Davis

Grünspan, m., ‘verdigris,’ from the equiv. late MidHG. gruënspân, m., formed like the ordinary MidHG. spângrüen, n., ‘verdigris,’ from MidLat. viride Hispanum.