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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/hänseln

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, H (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
hänseln
Friedrich Kluge2511367An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, H — hänseln1891John Francis Davis

hänseln, vb., ModHG. only, different from the earlier homonymous word mentioned under Hanse; lit. ‘to make a Hans, i.e. a fool, of anybody’ (comp. the abusive terms Hansdumm, Hansnarr, Hanswurst).