Feminine

dwaling

Meaning

  1. (feminine) mistake, error
  2. (feminine, figuratively) unorthodox opinion, heterodoxy
  3. (feminine, literally, rare) wandering

Frequency

30k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdʋaː.lɪŋ/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch dwalinge. Equivalent to dwalen (“to err, wander”) + -ing.

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