Wordwyrt

hoiden

Meaninga heathen

Common meaning: a boisterous girl

Journey through time

  1. Old Dutchheyden‘a heathen, a vagabond’source
  2. Early English spellinghoydonsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa heathen, a vagabond → a boisterous girlhoiden‘a boisterous girl’ · 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 Old Dutch heyden ‘a heathen’.

Roots

  • heyden Old Dutch “a heathen”

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