selkie-wife in Scots

Forms: selkie-wifes [plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: selkie (“grey seal, common seal”) + wife (“woman; wife”) Etymology templates: {{compound|sco|selkie|wife|gloss1=grey seal, common seal|gloss2=woman; wife}} selkie (“grey seal, common seal”) + wife (“woman; wife”) Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|selkie-wifes|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} selkie-wife (plural selkie-wifes), {{sco-noun}} selkie-wife (plural selkie-wifes)

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            "Carnivores",
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"selkie-wife" meaning in Scots

Noun