vergif
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch verghift. Equivalent to vergeven ("to forgive," obsolete sense "to poison") + gift (“gift, donation”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪf
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ver‧gif
Noun
vergif n (plural vergiffen, diminutive vergifje n)
- poison
Synonyms
- gif
- venijn
- vergift
Descendants
- Negerhollands: vergeef
- → Sranan Tongo: frikefti, fergef
- → Caribbean Javanese: ferkhif