lijf

Meaning

  1. (neuter) a body
  2. (neuter) a corsage
  3. (neuter) a field
  4. (neuter) a division ring

Concepts

body

bodice

bust

remains

Aas

cadaver

carcase

carcass

clay

corpse

dead body

stiff

Frequency

B2
Gender
Neuter
Pronounced as (IPA)
/lɛi̯f/
Etymology

From Middle Dutch lijf, from Old Dutch līf, from Proto-West Germanic *līb, from Proto-Germanic *lībą.

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