wiif

Middle English

Noun

wiif

  1. Partially modernized spelling of wijf

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
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