lijfspreuk
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈlɛi̯f.sprøːk/
noun
Definitions
- motto personal motto, rather than heraldic
Etymology
Compound from Dutch, Flemish lijf (body) + Dutch, Flemish spreuk (saw, proverb, a saying, saying, maxim, spell).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
spreuk
Gloss
saw, proverb, a saying, saying, maxim, spell
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- achterlijf Dutch, Flemish
- aflijvig Dutch, Flemish
- bovenlijf Dutch, Flemish
- inlijven Dutch, Flemish
- keurslijf Dutch, Flemish
- lijf Dutch, Flemish
- lijfarts Dutch, Flemish
- lijfeigen Dutch, Flemish
- lijfsbehoud Dutch, Flemish
- lijfsgemeenschap Dutch, Flemish
- lijftocht Dutch, Flemish
- lijfwacht Dutch, Flemish
- lijvig Dutch, Flemish
- spreuk Dutch, Flemish
- toverspreuk Dutch, Flemish
- zinspreuk Dutch, Flemish
- zwaarlijvig Dutch, Flemish
- lijf Middle Dutch
- sproke Middle Dutch
- lyf Afrikaans
- spreuk Western Frisian