Did you know that 'hoyden' is actually Dutch?

'Hoyden' is a word borrowed from Dutch 'heiden'. The word entered the English language some time around 1676.

hoyden [noun] [1676]

A girl or woman of saucy, boisterous, or carefree behavior

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Etymology: Perhaps from obsolete Dutch 'heiden' country lout, from Middle Dutch, heathen; akin to Old English 'hǣthen' heathen

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