English
Ripe
Ripe comes from Old English rip.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150rip
- EnglishtodayRipe
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150rip
- EnglishtodayRipe
The story
Recorded as Ripe in 1086 (DB), from Old English rip, "edge or strip of land".
Every English word from Old English rip
Today it means
name A village in Chalvington with Ripe parish, Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ5110).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English rip / Ripe