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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/holpern

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, H (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
holpern
Friedrich Kluge2511498An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, H — holpern1891John Francis Davis

holpern, vb., ‘to jolt,’ ModHG. only (Alem. hülpen), for which in late MidHG. holpeln once occurs. Of imitative origin.