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wreef

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vreːf/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: wreef
  • Rhymes: -eːf

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch *wrēghe, unattested variant of wrijghe, wrijch (instep), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wrīhan-; final -f- most likely influenced by wrijven (to rub). Cognate with Low German Wree, Old High German rīho (knee; back of knee), whence dialectal German Reihen (instep).

Noun

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wreef f (plural wreven, diminutive wreefje n)

  1. (anatomy) instep
    • 2004, Marjon van Royen, De nacht van de schreeuw. Een ongewone vriendschap tussen twee vrouwen in Mexico:
      Mevrouw Lykari heeft met haar naaldhak op mijn wreef gestampt.
      Mrs Lykari stamped on my instep with her stiletto heel.

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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wreef

  1. singular past indicative of wrijven