wiif

See also: Wiif

Middle English

Noun

wiif

  1. partially modernised spelling of wijf

Old Frisian

Noun

wiif n

  1. late Old Frisian spelling of wīf

References

  • Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009), An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian wīf, wiif, from Proto-West Germanic *wīb, from Proto-Germanic *wībą (“woman; wife”).

Noun

wiif c (plural wiven, diminutive wyfke)

  1. (dated) wife
    Synonym: frou
  2. (rare) woman
    Synonym: frou

Further reading

  • “wiif”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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