hrycg

Old English

Alternative forms

• hriċġ, hrig, hryc, hryg

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hrugi, from Proto-Germanic *hrugjaz. Cognate with Old High German rucki, Old Norse hryggr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xryjj/, [r̥yd͡ʒ]

Noun

hryċġ m

1. (anatomy) back, spine

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	hryċġ	hryċġas
accusative	hryċġ	hryċġas
genitive	hryċġes	hryċġa
dative	hryċġe	hryċġum

Derived terms

• hryċġbān

Descendants

• Middle English: rig, rigge, rug, ryg, rygge
  • Scots: rig
  • English: ridge, rig (Northern)