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lijf.

a body

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/lɛi̯f/
  1. a body

    neuter
  2. a corsage

    neuter
  3. a field

    neuter
  4. a division ring

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch lijf, from Old Dutch līf, from Proto-West Germanic *līb, from Proto-Germanic *lībą.

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