Reconstruction:Old English/Hrype

Old English

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

  • A. D. Mills (2011), A Dictionary of British Place Names, London, England: Oxford University Press
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