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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/knirren

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
knirren
Friedrich Kluge2511841An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K — knirren1891John Francis Davis

knirren, vb., ‘to creak,’ from MidHG. knirren, ‘to jar.’ A recent imitative word.