"פֿויסט" meaning in Yiddish

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Noun

Forms: foyst [romanization], foystn [romanization]
Etymology: From Old High German fūst. Etymology templates: {{inh|yi|goh|fūst}} Old High German fūst Head templates: {{head|yi|noun|g=m|g2=f|g3=|head=|sort=|tr=}} פֿויסט • (foyst) m or f, {{yi-noun|g=mf|pl=פֿויסטן}} פֿויסט • (foyst) m or f, plural פֿויסטן (foystn)
  1. fist Derived forms: לאַכן אין די פֿויסטן (lakhn in di foystn)
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