midhrif

Old English

Alternative forms

• midrif

Etymology

From mid- +‎ hrif (“womb, belly”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmidˌxrif/, [ˈmidˌr̥if]

Noun

midhrif n

1. midriff, entrails, diaphragm

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	midhrif	midhrif
accusative	midhrif	midhrif
genitive	midhrifes	midhrifa
dative	midhrife	midhrifum

Descendants

• English: midriff

References

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