Old English · noun
wagrift
Normalised wāgrift
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈwɑːɡˌrift/[ˈwɑːɣˌrift]
- Syllables
- ˈwɑːɡ · ˌrift (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- curtainveil
Meaning
-
curtain
-
veil
Efne ðā tōbserst þæs temples wāhryft, fram ðǣre fyrste ufan ōð ðā flōr neoðan,...
Lo then the temple's veil burst asunder, from the summit above down to the floor beneath,...
c. 992, Ælfric, "Palm Sunday. On The Lord's Passion"
Declension
All forms (5)
Etymology
From wāg (“wall”) + rift (“curtain”).
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