An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Klinse

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Klinse
Friedrich Kluge2511802An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K — Klinse1891John Francis Davis

Klinse, Klinze, f., ‘cleft,’ from MidHG. klinse, klimse, and with a different stage of gradation klunse, klumse, klumze, f., ‘slit’; OHG. *chlumuȥa, chlimuȥa, is wanting. Origin obscure.