Pronunciation: /kɔu̯ɾnviːf/
noun
Syllabication: Koorn·wief
Plural: Koorn­wie­ver n dat Koorn­wief Westphalian, Prussian
Plural: Koorn­wie­ven n dat Koorn­wief
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Low Saxon:
Figur ut’n Volksglöven, de de Kinner bang maken un helpen schull, dat se nich in dat Koorn gaht
Dutch:
korenmoeder
roggemoeder
German:
Kornweib
Kornmuhme
Kornmutter

Etymology:

Compound word constructed from: Koorn + Wief
Rhyming words
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