Middle English Dictionary Entry
rifte n.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | rifte n.(2) |
| Etymology | OE rift, LOE rifte. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A veil.
Associated quotations
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)14211 : Me hire hafd bi-wefde mid ane hali rifte [Otho: me hire hodede] and heo wes þer munechene.