An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Muße
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Muße, f., ‘leisure, ease,’ from MidHG. muoȥe, OHG. muoȥa, f., ‘leisure, ease, inactivity,’ OHG. also ‘possibility, suitable occasion’; allied to the OTeut. pret. pres. môtan (see müssen). —