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Dutch
Etymology
From a regional form of witte wijven (“white women”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌʋɪ.tə ˈʋi.və(n)/, (Eastern Netherlands) /ˌʋɪ.tə ˈʋiː.v(ə)n/
Noun
Witte Wieven pl (plural only)
- (folklore, regional) ethereal women dressed in white associated with fog, tumuli and dolmens
- (figurative) foggy patch
2015 October 22, “Witte Wieven zijn terug in Twente”, in Tubantia:Het jaargetijde van de Witte Wieven is weer aangebroken. Ze zweven over een laaggelegen weiland, of hangen mysterieus tussen de bomen. Het met sloten en beekjes dooraderde Twente is bij uitstek een gebied waar deze flarden laaghangende mist voorkomen.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)