midhrif
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From mid- + hrif (“womb, belly”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmidˌxrif/, [ˈmidˌr̥if]
Noun
midhrif n
Declension
Strong a-stem:
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | midhrif | midhrif |
accusative | midhrif | midhrif |
genitive | midhrifes | midhrifa |
dative | midhrife | midhrifum |
Descendants
- English: midriff
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “mid-hrif”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.