Wüf

North Frisian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Frisian wīf, wiif, from Proto-West Germanic *wīb, from Proto-Germanic *wībą (“woman; wife”). The original neuter became feminine throughout North Frisian.

Pronunciation

Noun

Wüf f (plural Wüfen) (Sylt)

  1. wife
  2. (less common) synonym of Wüfhaur (“woman”)
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