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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/grinsen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
grinsen
Friedrich Kluge2506966An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G — grinsen1891John Francis Davis

grinsen, vb., ‘to grin, show the teeth,’ with a deriv. s from MidHG. grinnen, ‘to gnash.’ See greinen.