nachtvrijen

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of nacht (“night”) +‎ vrijen (“to make out, to go out”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑxtˌfrɛi̯ə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: nacht‧vrij‧en

Noun

nachtvrijen n (uncountable)

  1. (historical) bundling; a mostly rural tradition where a suitor would visit a woman in her bedroom at night, usually entering through the window, to sleep and canoodle together
    Synonyms: kweesten, venstervrijen
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