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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- (“to tear”).
Pronunciation
Verb
*rīfaną[1][2]
- to tear, rend
Inflection
Conjugation of
*rīfaną (strong class 1)
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*rīfan-~*rīpan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 412
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*rīfanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 305