hriþig
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From hrīþ (“snowstorm”) + -iġ (“-y”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxriː.θij/, [ˈr̥iː.ðij]
Adjective
hrīþiġ
- 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.
- as now walls are standing differently
Declension
Declension of hrīþiġ — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hrīþiġ | hrīþiġu, hrīþġu, hrīþiġo, hrīþġo | hrīþiġ |
| Accusative | hrīþiġne | hrīþiġe, hrīþġe | hrīþiġ |
| Genitive | hrīþiġes, hrīþġes | hrīþiġre | hrīþiġes, hrīþġes |
| Dative | hrīþiġum, hrīþġum | hrīþiġre | hrīþiġum, hrīþġum |
| Instrumental | hrīþiġe, hrīþġe | hrīþiġre | hrīþiġe, hrīþġe |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | hrīþiġe, hrīþġe | hrīþiġa, hrīþġa, hrīþiġe, hrīþġe | hrīþiġu, hrīþġu, hrīþiġo, hrīþġo |
| Accusative | hrīþiġe, hrīþġe | hrīþiġa, hrīþġa, hrīþiġe, hrīþġe | hrīþiġu, hrīþġu, hrīþiġo, hrīþġo |
| Genitive | hrīþiġra | hrīþiġra | hrīþiġra |
| Dative | hrīþiġum, hrīþġum | hrīþiġum, hrīþġum | hrīþiġum, hrīþġum |
| Instrumental | hrīþiġum, hrīþġum | hrīþiġum, hrīþġum | hrīþiġum, hrīþġum |
Declension of hrīþiġ — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hrīþiġa, hrīþġa | hrīþiġe, hrīþġe | hrīþiġe, hrīþġe |
| Accusative | hrīþiġan, hrīþġan | hrīþiġan, hrīþġan | hrīþiġe, hrīþġe |
| Genitive | hrīþiġan, hrīþġan | hrīþiġan, hrīþġan | hrīþiġan, hrīþġan |
| Dative | hrīþiġan, hrīþġan | hrīþiġan, hrīþġan | hrīþiġan, hrīþġan |
| Instrumental | hrīþiġan, hrīþġan | hrīþiġan, hrīþġan | hrīþiġan, hrīþġan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | hrīþiġan, hrīþġan | hrīþiġan, hrīþġan | hrīþiġan, hrīþġan |
| Accusative | hrīþiġan, hrīþġan | hrīþiġan, hrīþġan | hrīþiġan, hrīþġan |
| Genitive | hrīþiġra, hrīþiġena, hrīþġena | hrīþiġra, hrīþiġena, hrīþġena | hrīþiġra, hrīþiġena, hrīþġena |
| Dative | hrīþiġum, hrīþġum | hrīþiġum, hrīþġum | hrīþiġum, hrīþġum |
| Instrumental | hrīþiġum, hrīþġum | hrīþiġum, hrīþġum | hrīþiġum, hrīþġum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “hrȳþiġ”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.?