Jump to content

An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/kneifen

From Wikisource
An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
kneifen
Friedrich Kluge2511833An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K — kneifen1891John Francis Davis

kneifen, vb., ‘to nip,’ ModHG. only, a Phonetic rendering of LG. knîpen, adopted by the written language. Comp. kneipen.