An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Geschmeiß

An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Geschmeiß
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Geschmeiß, n., ‘fly-blows, eggs (of insects), vermin,’ from MidHG. gesmeiȥe, n., ‘excrement’; akin to schmeißen.