Old English · noun
ribb
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ribb/[rib]
- Syllables
- ribb (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- rib
Meaning
-
rib
...for þon hit is nǣdrena ġecynd þæt heora mǣġen ⁊ hiera fēþe bið on heora ribbum swā ōþerra crēopendra wyrma bið on heora fōtum.
...for it is the class of snakes whose movement is on their ribs, just as the motion of other creeping reptiles is with their feet.
late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
Declension
All forms (5)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *ribb, from Proto-Germanic *ribją.
Descendants
rib
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