rijgen

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to pierce, to impale, to spit
  2. (transitive) to baste (to sew a thread through something)

Frequency

39k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈrɛi̯.ɣə(n)/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch rien, rigen, from Old Dutch *rīan, from Proto-West Germanic *rīhan, from Proto-Germanic *rīhaną.

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