hriþig

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From hrīþ (snowstorm) +‎ -iġ (-y).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxriː.θij/, [ˈr̥iː.ðij]

Adjective

hrīþiġ

  1. snow-swept
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      swā nū missenlīċe · ġeond þisne middanġeard
      winde biwāune · weallas stondaþ,
      hrīme bihrorene, · hrȳðġe þā ederas.
      as now walls are standing differently
      over this world, blown by wind,
      covered by frost, the slow-swept dwellings.

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