English

Adjective

rype

1. Obsolete spelling of ripe

Anagrams

• prey, pyre

Danish

Etymology

From Norwegian rype, from Old Norse rjúpa ‎(“ptarmigan”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ryːpə/, [ˈʁyːb̥ə]

Noun

rype c (singular definite rypen, plural indefinite ryper)

1. ptarmigan (of the genus Lagopus)

Inflection

References

• “rype” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse rjúpa

Noun

rype f, m ‎(definite singular rypa or rypen, indefinite plural ryper, definite plural rypene)

1. a grouse or ptarmigan (genus Lagopus)

Derived terms

• fjellrype
• lirype

References

• “rype” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse rjúpa

Noun

rype f ‎(definite singular rypa, indefinite plural ryper, definite plural rypene)

1. a grouse or ptarmigan (genus Lagopus)

Derived terms

• fjellrype
• lirype

References

• “rype” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.