eldertongue

Old English · noun

rift

Part of speech
noun, neuter
IPA
/rift/
Syllables
rift (1 syllable)

Meaning

  1. a veil; curtain; cloak

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *riftą, *riftiją, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rebʰ- (“to cover; arch over; vault”). Cognate with Old High German peinrefta (“legwear; leggings”), Old Norse ript, ripti (“a kind of cloth; linen jerkin”).

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