An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/abspenstig

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

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2519735An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, A — abspenstigJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

abspenstig, adjective, ‘alienated, disaffected,’ first occurs in Modern High German, from Old High German spenstîg, ‘seductive,’ allied to Old High German spanst, ‘allurement’; see under Gespenst and widerspenstig.