serpint
West Frisian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Dutch serpent, from Middle Dutch serpent, from Old French serpent (“snake, serpent”), from Latin serpēns (“snake”), from the verb serpō (“I creep, crawl”).
Noun edit
serpint n (plural serpinten)
- (large) snake
- serpent, serpentine dragon
- an unpleasant, spiteful or foulmouthed person, especially used of women
Alternative forms edit
- serpent (obsolete)
Further reading edit
- “serpint”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011