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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *ribb, from Proto-Germanic *ribją.
Pronunciation
Noun
ribb n
- rib
- late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
...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.
Declension
Strong a-stem:
Descendants