An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/vergattern

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, V (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2507760An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, V — vergattern1891John Francis Davis

​ vergattern, vb., ‘to enclose with trellis-work, assemble (soldiers) by beat of drum,’ from late MidHG. (LRhen.) vergatern, ‘to assemble.’ Properly a LG. word; comp. Du. vergaderen, to which the cognates of E. to gather (see Gatte) are connected. —

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