wicht

See also: Wicht

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch wicht, from Old Dutch wiht, from Proto-Germanic *wihtą. Cognate with English wight, German Wicht.

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Noun edit

wicht n (plural wichten, diminutive wichtje n)

living being, creature (obsolete)
child
girl
stupid, simple-minded woman (derogatory)

Derived terms edit

booswicht

Descendants edit

Afrikaans: wig
Jersey Dutch: wäxt

Dutch Low Saxon edit

Noun edit

wicht n (plural wichter)

child
girl, daughter

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Verb edit

wicht

second-person plural preterite of weichen

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