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West Frisian
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch serpent, from Middle Dutch serpent, from Old French serpent (“snake, serpent”), from Latin serpēns (“snake”), from the verb serpō (“I creep, crawl”).
Noun
serpint n (plural serpinten)
- (large) snake
- serpent, serpentine dragon
- an unpleasant, spiteful or foulmouthed person, especially used of women
Further reading
- “serpint”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011