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Limburgish
Etymology
From Vuust, from Proto-West Germanic *fūsti, of uncertain origin.
Pronunciation
Noun
Vuus f (plural Vüss or Vüüste, diminuitive Vüsske) (German-based spelling, Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Eupen spelling)
- fist
- Synonym: Knuvvel (Eupen)
- (mildly derogatory) hand
- (Eisden) wooden cleaving hammer
- (Rekem, agriculture) device used to create fallow
Usage notes
- Vüss is the commoner plural form, Vüüste is the plural form found in Eupen.
- The second sense is used in contexts where the speaker wants to show a certain contempt to the hand(s) they are talking about.