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Old English · noun

midhrif

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈmidˌxrif/
[ˈmidˌr̥if]
Syllables
ˈmid · ˌxrif (2 syllables)
Modern English
midriffdiaphragmentrails

Meaning

  1. midriff, entrails, diaphragm

Declension

Declension of midhrif
SingularPlural
Nominative midhrifmidhrif
Accusative midhrifmidhrif
Genitive midhrifesmidhrifa
Dative midhrifemidhrifum

All forms (5)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *midihrif, equivalent to mid- + hrif (“womb, belly”).

Descendants

midriff

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