Reconstruction:Old English/Hrype

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

A unique ethnonym of obscure origin. Theories connect it to hrōpan (“to call out”), or from a root meaning "grouse, ptarmigan" (compare Old Norse rjúpa),

Proper noun

*Hrype m pl

  1. The name of a tribe

Usage notes

  • Attested only in the dative plural Hrypum, so the lemma form is uncertain. The name is the ultimate source of the English terms Ripon and Ripley.

References

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