Feminine
gleuf
- (feminine) slit (narrow cut or opening; a slot)
- (feminine) flute (groove in a column)
- (feminine, vulgar) a vagina
Frequency
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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