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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/blinzeln

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
blinzeln
Friedrich Kluge2506339An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B — blinzeln1891John Francis Davis

blinzeln, vb., ‘to blink, wink.’ It may be connected with blind; yet comp. also OIc. blunda, ‘to blink,’ and Lith. blandyti, ‘to cast down the eyes.’