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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/schleppen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
schleppen
Friedrich Kluge2509680An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — schleppen1891John Francis Davis

schleppen, ‘to drag along, trail’; it occurs even in MidHG.; from MidG. and LG.; comp. LG. and Du. slepen. See schleifen.