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OP n.,
pl. 3wives# 73wjvz#; for 2, usually huz4ivz8 5ME houswif, huswif6
1 a woman, esp. a married woman, whose principal occupation is managing a household and taking care of domestic affairs
2 a small sewing kit
In the Viking etymology site I found:
hussif n. A case for needles and thread etc. Scan. The final /f/ is due to confusion with housewife. Ice
húsi (a case).
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted dictionary error? wwh 05/26/02 12:53 AM Re: housewife tsuwm 05/26/02 01:22 AM Husbands Wordwind 05/26/02 01:33 AM
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