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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Schramme

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Schramme
Friedrich Kluge2509817An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — Schramme1891John Francis Davis

Schramme, f., ‘slight wound or scratch,’ from MidHG. schram (mm), f., ‘sword wound’; comp. Du. schram, ‘scratch,’ OIc. skráma, ‘wound’; allied to MidHG. schramen, ‘to open, tear open,’ schram, ‘hole.’