Pfriem

Meaning

bodkin, awl

Concepts

awl

pricker

auger

piercer

awl bodkin

drill

bodkin

Synonyms

Ahle

Bohrer

Alasna transposé du haut allemand alansa

Translations

alène

els

lezna

lesna

sovela

lesina

punzón

alêne

punteruolo

alena

priem

alesna

biz

furador

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pfʁiːm/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: pfrieme

Cognate with Low German: Preem

Cognate with Dutch: priem

Cognate with Lithuanian: briaunà

Cognate with Albanian: brez

Cognate with English: preen

In summary

From Middle High German pfrieme, from Proto-Germanic *preumaz (compare Low German Preem, Dutch priem), alteration of *preunaz, from Proto-Indo-European *brewn- (compare Lithuanian briaunà (“edge”), Albanian brez (“belt, girdle”)). See English preen for reference.