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West Frisian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Frisian *skīve (attested in knēskīve (“kneecap”)), from Proto-West Germanic *skībā, from Proto-Germanic *skībǭ.
Noun
skiif c (plural skiven, diminutive skiifke or skyfke)
- disc
- coin
Derived terms
Further reading
- “skiif”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011