ribbe

English

Noun

ribbe (plural ribbes)

1. Obsolete form of rib.
   • 1658, Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial, Penguin, published 2005, page 15:

     But from the exility of bones, thinnesse of skulls, smallnesse of teeth, ribbes, and thigh-bones; not improbable that many thereof were persons of minor age, or women.

Anagrams

• bribe

Afrikaans

Noun

ribbe

1. plural of rib

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ripə/, [ˈʁib̥ə]

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German ribbe, rebbe (“rib, strip”), from Proto-Germanic *ribją, cognate with German Rippe, English rib, Old Norse rif (“reef”). Doublet of rev (“reef”).

Noun

ribbe c (singular definite ribben, plural indefinite ribber)

1. rim, stripe (in cloths)
2. (botany) rib (veins in a leaf)
3. holder (for the baking sheet in an oven)
4. bar (used to support something)
5. (architecture) rib (an arched projection)
6. (gymnastics) wall bars (an exercise equipment)

Declension

Declension of ribbe

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ribbe	ribben	ribber	ribberne
genitive	ribbes	ribbens	ribbers	ribbernes

References

• “ribbe,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German ribben (“to tear”), from Proto-Germanic *rippōną, *ribōną (“to tear off”), cognate with Dutch rippen, Faroese ripa, Norwegian ripe. An intensive of Proto-Germanic *rīfaną (“to tear”).

Verb

ribbe (past tense ribbede, past participle ribbet)

1. to remove (almost everything)
2. to plunder

Conjugation

Conjugation of ribbe

active passive present ribber ribbes past ribbede ribbedes infinitive ribbe ribbes imperative rib — participle present ribbende past ribbet (auxiliary verb have) gerund ribben

References

• “ribbe,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *ribba, from Proto-West Germanic *ribi, from Proto-Germanic *ribjō.

Noun

ribbe f

1. rib

Inflection

Weak feminine noun

	singular	plural
nominative	ribbe	ribben
accusative	ribbe	ribben
genitive	ribbe, ribben	ribben
dative	ribbe, ribben	ribben

Alternative forms

• rebbe

Descendants

• Dutch: rib
• West Flemish: rebbe

Further reading

• “ribbe”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “ribbe”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Alternative forms

• rib, ribe

Etymology

From Old English ribb, from Proto-West Germanic *ribi, from Proto-Germanic *ribją.

Noun

ribbe (plural ribbes)

1. rib

Descendants

• English: rib
• Scots: rib
• Yola: rub

References

• “rib(be, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Old English

Noun

ribbe f

1. hound's tongue (Cynoglossum officinale)

Declension

Weak n-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	ribbe	—
accusative	ribban	—
genitive	ribban	—
dative	ribban	—

Descendants

• English: rib

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “ribbe”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.