An Historical Dictionary of German Figurative Usage, Fascicle 44 From Sang to Schief

Professor Spalding's Historical Dictionary of German Figurative Usage has been appearing in separate fascicles since 1952. The work presents information about German figurative speech and its history in dictionary form. It covers phrases, proverbs and quotations found in German literature from 1750 onwards.

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Key to Principle Abbreviations.

Dictionary Entries: streng-tauschen.

Key to Principle Abbreviations.

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