An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/vergebens

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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 Kluge2507761An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, V — vergebens1891John Francis Davis

​ vergebens, adv., ‘in vain, to no purpose,’ from MidHG. vergëbene (-gëbenes), ‘gratis, in vain’; allied to vergëben (OHG. firgëban), ‘useless, to no purpose,’ lit. ‘given away,’ a partic. used as an adj. —

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