wüset

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North Frisian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From contraction of an underlying Old Frisian *wīveshāved (literally woman’s head, wifehead), from wīf + hāved, which has its parallels, albeit without linking-s, in dialectal Dutch wijfhoofd and the Sylt form above.

Noun

wüset f (plural wüste)

  1. (Mooring) woman (adult female human)
    Synonym: (less common) wüf