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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Schlund

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Schlund
Friedrich Kluge2509707An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — Schlund1891John Francis Davis

Schlund, m., ‘gullet, throat, chasm,’ from MidHG. and OHG. slunt, m., ‘gullet, throat, neck, abyss’; allied to MidHG. slinden, ModHG. schlingen (2), but with the preservation of the old dental, which schlingen has changed into a guttural.