An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/radebrechen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, R (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
radebrechen
Friedrich Kluge2510601An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, R — radebrechen1891John Francis Davis

radebrechen, vb., from the equiv. MidHG. radebrechen, ‘to break on the wheel, mangle,’ akin to Du. radbraken, ‘to mutilate, mangle, murder a language,’ See Achse, Lünse, Wagen.