wijd en zijd

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wîde ende sîde (literally “widely and vastly”). Compare Middle Low German wîde unde sîde (“everywhere, high and low, far and wide”), Old English wīde ond sīde (“everywhere, high and low, far and wide”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɛi̯t ɛn ˈzɛi̯t/
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Adverb

wijd en zijd

  1. (phrase, place) widely, (almost) everywhere, far and wide
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