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tife

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
tife, an; f.
A bitch
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  • Gif ðú wille ðæt wíf cild hæbbe oþþe tife hwelp,

      Lchdm. ii. 172, 21.
Etymology
[Icel. tefja a bitch; tefja to call a person a bitch: Dan. tæve a bitch: Swed. tüfwa.]
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  • tife, n.