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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Saumsal

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Saumsal
Friedrich Kluge2509519An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — Saumsal1891John Francis Davis

Saumsal, ‘procrastinating disposition,’ from the equiv. MidHG. sûmesal, sûmesele, with the suffix -sal: hence ModHG. saumselig, MidHG. (MidG.) sûmeselic.