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Klageweib
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German
de:
Etymology
de :af klagen<t:complain; mourn> Weib
de klagen Weib complain; mourn
Pronunciation
de /ˈklaːɡəˌvaɪ̯p/
de Kla ge weib
de De-Klageweib.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
n,(e)s,er
female professional mourner
1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Jeremiah 9:17 (with KJV translation)
de So spricht der HERR Zebaoth: Schaffet und bestellt Klageweiber, daß sie kommen, und schickt nach denen, die es wohl können, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for cunning women, that they may come:
Declension
n,(e)s,er
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