"vossenbiecht" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvɔ.sə(n)ˌbixt/ Forms: vossenbiechten [plural], vossenbiechtje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Middle Dutch vossenbiechte. By surface analysis, vos (“fox”) + -en- + biecht (“confession”). Refers to the dishonest confessions of the wily Reynard the Fox, the very popular protagonist of many medieval West-European fables. Etymology templates: {{lbor|nl|dum|vossenbiechte}} Learned borrowing from Middle Dutch vossenbiechte, {{surf|nl|vos|-en-|biecht|t1=fox|t3=confession}} By surface analysis, vos (“fox”) + -en- + biecht (“confession”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-en|+}} vossenbiecht f (plural vossenbiechten, diminutive vossenbiechtje n)
  1. (literary, Catholicism) dishonest or false confession Wikipedia link: Reynard the Fox Tags: feminine, literary
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