vrist

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vrist

Etymology

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From Old Norse rist (instep of the foot)

Noun

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vrist c

  1. (anatomy) ankle
    Near-synonym: fotled
    Synonym: ankel

Usage notes

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  • Wrist is handled (literally, "hand joint") in Swedish.
  • Can be distinguished from fotled as referring to the entire region and not just the joint, though it is bound to be a bit fuzzy.

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Anagrams

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Yola

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Adjective

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vrist

  1. Alternative form of vursth
    • 1867, “DR. RUSSELL ON THE INHABITANTS AND DIALECT OF THE BARONY OF FORTH”, in APPENDIX:
      vrom, vresh, vroste, voote, vrist, vour
      [from, fresh, frost, foot, first, four]

References

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  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 134