wüset

North Frisian

Alternative forms

• Wüfhaur (Sylt)

Etymology

From contraction of an underlying Old Frisian *wīveshāved (literally “woman’s head, wifehead”), from wīf + hāved, which has its parallels, albeit without linking-s, in dialectal Dutch wijfhoofd and the Sylt form above.

Noun

wüset f (plural wüste)

1. (Mooring) woman (adult female human)

   Synonym: (less common) wüf