An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Bille

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Bill

An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

Bille

billig

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Bille.

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2564167An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B — BilleJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Bille, feminine, ‘hatchet,’ from Middle High German bil (genitive billes), ‘pickaxe,’ Old High German bill; Anglo-Saxon bill, ‘sword,’ English bill (‘sword, chopper,’ also ‘axe’); not cognate with Beil.