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ribb

  • noun [ neuter ]
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Grammar
ribb, es; n.
Wright's OE grammar
§96; §292; §356;
A rib
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  • Ribb

    costa,

      Wrt. Voc. i. 65, 17.
  • Rib, ii. 105, 29.
  • Ðá genam hé án ribb of his sídan and gefilde mid flǽsce ðǽr ðǽr ðæt ribb wæs. And geworhte ðæt ribb tó ánum wífmen,

      Gen. 2, 21-22.
  • Hæfde fela ribba,

      Exon. Th. 415, 9; Rä. 33, 8.
  • Rib reáfiaþ réðe wyrmas,

      373, 21; Seel. 113.
  • Hwílum cnysseþ ðæt sár on ða rib,

      Lchdm. ii. 258, 4.
Etymology
[O. H. Ger. rippa; f. rippi; n. : Icel. rif; n.]
Similar entries
v. hrycg-ribb.
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