hriþig

Old English

Alternative forms

• hrȳþiġ, hrīðiġ, hrȳðiġ

Etymology

From hrīþ (“snowstorm”) +‎ -iġ (“-y”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxriː.θij/, [ˈr̥iː.ðij]

Adjective

hrīþiġ

1. snow-swept
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     swā nū missenlīċe · ġeond þisne middanġeard
     winde biwāune · weallas stondaþ,
     hrīme bihrorene, · hrȳðġe þā ederas.

     as now walls are standing differently
     over this world, blown by wind,
     covered by frost, the slow-swept dwellings.

Declension

Declension of hrīþiġ — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hrīþiġ	hrīþiġu, hrīþġu, hrīþiġo, hrīþġo	hrīþiġ
Accusative	hrīþiġne	hrīþiġe, hrīþġe	hrīþiġ
Genitive	hrīþiġes, hrīþġes	hrīþiġre	hrīþiġes, hrīþġes
Dative	hrīþiġum, hrīþġum	hrīþiġre	hrīþiġum, hrīþġum
Instrumental	hrīþiġe, hrīþġe	hrīþiġre	hrīþiġe, hrīþġe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hrīþiġe, hrīþġe	hrīþiġa, hrīþġa, hrīþiġe, hrīþġe	hrīþiġu, hrīþġu, hrīþiġo, hrīþġo
Accusative	hrīþiġe, hrīþġe	hrīþiġa, hrīþġa, hrīþiġe, hrīþġe	hrīþiġu, hrīþġu, hrīþiġo, hrīþġo
Genitive	hrīþiġra	hrīþiġra	hrīþiġra
Dative	hrīþiġum, hrīþġum	hrīþiġum, hrīþġum	hrīþiġum, hrīþġum
Instrumental	hrīþiġum, hrīþġum	hrīþiġum, hrīþġum	hrīþiġum, hrīþġum

Declension of hrīþiġ — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hrīþiġa, hrīþġa	hrīþiġe, hrīþġe	hrīþiġe, hrīþġe
Accusative	hrīþiġan, hrīþġan	hrīþiġan, hrīþġan	hrīþiġe, hrīþġe
Genitive	hrīþiġan, hrīþġan	hrīþiġan, hrīþġan	hrīþiġan, hrīþġan
Dative	hrīþiġan, hrīþġan	hrīþiġan, hrīþġan	hrīþiġan, hrīþġan
Instrumental	hrīþiġan, hrīþġan	hrīþiġan, hrīþġan	hrīþiġan, hrīþġan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hrīþiġan, hrīþġan	hrīþiġan, hrīþġan	hrīþiġan, hrīþġan
Accusative	hrīþiġan, hrīþġan	hrīþiġan, hrīþġan	hrīþiġan, hrīþġan
Genitive	hrīþiġra, hrīþiġena, hrīþġena	hrīþiġra, hrīþiġena, hrīþġena	hrīþiġra, hrīþiġena, hrīþġena
Dative	hrīþiġum, hrīþġum	hrīþiġum, hrīþġum	hrīþiġum, hrīþġum
Instrumental	hrīþiġum, hrīþġum	hrīþiġum, hrīþġum	hrīþiġum, hrīþġum

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “hrȳþiġ”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.?