An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/kreisen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2511951An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K — kreisen1891John Francis Davis

​ kreisen, kreißen, vb., ‘to be in labour,’ from MidHG. krîȥen, ‘to screech, shriek, groan’; comp. Du. krijten, ‘to shriek, shout.’ For further cognates see kreischen; akin also to MidHG. krîsten, earlier ModHG. kreisten, ‘to groan.’

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