Pronunciation: /buːtvɛnɪç/
adjective
Syllabication: but·wen·nig
ungradable
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Low Saxon:
ut’n Kopp
English:
by heart
by rote
Dutch:
van buiten
uit het hoofd
German:
auswendig
Examples:
Dat Gedicht kenn ik butwennig.
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Low Saxon:
op de Siet, de buten is
English:
on the outside
German:
von außen
auf, von, an der äußeren Seite
Examples:
Bruukst hier binnen goornich veel schüren. De Placken sitt butwennig an de Finsterschiev.

Etymology:

Compound word constructed from: but- + wennen + -ig

Twins:

utwennig
Rhyming words
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