Glimpf

German

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡlɪmp͡f/
Hyphenation: Glimpf
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Noun

Glimpf m (strong, genitive Glimpfes, no plural)

(obsolete) leniency
- 1843, Brothers Grimm, “Der Sperling und seine vier Kinder”, in Kinder- und Haus-Märchen, Band 2‎, 5th edition, page 326:
  Denn wer dem Herrn befiehlt seine Sach, / schweigt, leidet, wartet, betet, braucht Glimpf, thut gemach, / bewahrt Glaub und gut Gewissen rein, / dem will Gott Schutz und Helfer sein.“
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Declension

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Derived terms

Further reading

“Glimpf” in Duden online
“Glimpf” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Glimpf” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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