An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/läppisch

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

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

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2567770An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, L — läppischJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

läppisch, adjective, ‘silly, foolish,’ Modern High German only, allied to Middle High German lappe, ‘dandy, simpleton,’ which is preserved in earlier High German, and still in the dialectic Lappe; compare Laffe.