An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Orlogschiff
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Orlogschiff, n., ModHG. only, formed from the equiv. Du. oorlogsschip, n., ‘man-of-war,’ which is derived from orlog, ‘war,’ corresponding to OSax. orlagi, ‘war,’ AS. orlege, MidHG. urliuge, OHG. urliugi, ‘war.’