"wüf" meaning in North Frisian

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Noun

Forms: wüfen|or| (Mooring) wüfe [Föhr-Amrum, plural]
Etymology: From Old Frisian wīf, from Proto-Germanic *wībą. The Germanic neuter became feminine throughout North Frisian, though the gender merger on Föhr and Amrum now makes it appear to be neuter again in this dialect. Etymology templates: {{inh|frr|ofs|wīf}} Old Frisian wīf, {{inh|frr|gem-pro|*wībą}} Proto-Germanic *wībą Head templates: {{head|frr|noun|plural|</b>(Föhr-Amrum)<b> wüfen|or|</b>(Mooring)<b> wüfe|g=f}} wüf f (plural (Föhr-Amrum) wüfen|or|(Mooring) wüfe), {{tlb|frr|Föhr-Amrum|Mooring}} (Föhr-Amrum, Mooring)
  1. woman (adult female human) Tags: Föhr-Amrum, Mooring, feminine Synonyms: wüset [Mooring]
    Sense id: en-wüf-frr-noun-PwrskiEe Categories (other): Föhr-Amrum North Frisian, Mooring North Frisian, North Frisian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Föhr-Amrum North Frisian: 73 27 Disambiguation of Mooring North Frisian: 73 27 Disambiguation of North Frisian entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7
  2. wife Tags: Föhr-Amrum, Mooring, feminine
    Sense id: en-wüf-frr-noun-nVKjyOTW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Wüf [Sylt]
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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        "g": "f"
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      "name": "head"
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  "lang": "North Frisian",
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          "parents": [],
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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        {
          "english": "Do you see the woman who’s standing there?",
          "text": "Schochst dü det wüf, wat diar stäänt?",
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            "Mooring"
          ],
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        }
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        "Mooring",
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        {
          "english": "He’s going to eat out with the wife tonight.",
          "text": "Hi wal iljing mä a wüf iidjen gung.",
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    "North Frisian entries with incorrect language header",
    "North Frisian feminine nouns",
    "North Frisian lemmas",
    "North Frisian nouns",
    "North Frisian terms derived from Old Frisian",
    "North Frisian terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "North Frisian terms inherited from Old Frisian",
    "North Frisian terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
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      "tags": [
        "Föhr-Amrum",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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        "1": "frr",
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  "lang_code": "frr",
  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "Do you see the woman who’s standing there?",
          "text": "Schochst dü det wüf, wat diar stäänt?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "woman (adult female human)"
      ],
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        }
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      ],
      "word": "Wüf"
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