Bluträcher
German
Etymology
17th century, from Blutrache + -er and Blut (“blood”) + Rächer (“avenger”), eventually probably after Biblical Hebrew גֹּאֵל דָם (gōʾēl dām).
Noun
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- blood avenger; avenger of blood (one who takes revenge on behalf of a killed person, as in a blood feud)
Declension
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Further reading
- “Bluträcher” in Duden online
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