skiif

West Frisian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Frisian *skīve (attested in knēskīve (“kneecap”)), from Proto-West Germanic *skībā, from Proto-Germanic *skībǭ.

Noun

skiif c (plural skiven, diminutive skiifke or skyfke)

1. disc
2. coin

Derived terms

• dûbelskiif

Further reading

• “skiif”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011