An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Mühsal

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, M (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Mühsal
Friedrich Kluge2512300An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, M — Mühsal1891John Francis Davis

Mühsal, n., from the equiv. MidHG. (rare) müesal, n., ‘trouble, affliction’; formed by means of the oft-recurring suffix -sal, from the MidHG. vb., *müejen, ModHG. mühen.