Feminine

gleuf

  1. (feminine) slit (narrow cut or opening; a slot)
  2. (feminine) flute (groove in a column)
  3. (feminine, vulgar) a vagina

Frequency

26k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɣløːf/
Etymology

In summary

Unknown; not attested until the modern Dutch period. Also found in the variant glief, and in Low German glöve, glieve. No other cognates are known, but probably related to Old Norse gljúfr (“gorge”).

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