wiif

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Middle English

Noun

wiif

  1. Partially modernised spelling of wijf

Old Frisian

Noun

wiif n

  1. Late Old Frisian spelling of wīf

References

  • Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian wīf, from Proto-Germanic *wībą.

Noun

wiif c (plural wiven, diminutive wyfke)

  1. (dated) wife
    Synonym: frou
  2. (rare) woman
    Synonym: frou

Further reading

  • wiif”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011