siik

sick, ill

Etymology

Inherited from Old Frisian: siāk

In summary

From Old Frisian siāk, from Proto-West Germanic *seuk.

Sentences

Hy krige te hearren dat er slim siik wie.

He was told that he was seriously ill.

Hy wie slim siik , mar hy hat it opret.

He was seriously ill, but he recovered.

Ottermantsjes meitsje hiel wat kilometers op siik nei wyfkes.

Male otters travel quite a few kilometers to search for females.

Wurknimmers dy't siik wurden binne fan groomhâldende ferve krije in finansjele fergoeding.

Employees who have become ill from grime-retaining paint will receive financial compensation.