Wordwyrt

fribble

Meaningto rub

Common meaning: waste time on trifles

Journey through time

  1. Dutchwrijven‘to rub’source
  2. West Flemishfribbelen‘to rub between finger and thumb’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto rub between finger and thumb → waste time on triflesfribble‘waste time on trifles’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Dutch wrijven ‘to rub’.

Roots

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