frosc
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Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *frosk, from Proto-Germanic *fruskaz.
Cognate with Old Frisian *frosk, Old Saxon *frosk, Old Dutch forsk, Old High German frosc, Old Norse froskr.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
frosc m
Usage notes[edit]
The declension table below shows the inherited distribution of *sk, but leveling may also have occurred; see wūsc for more. That the nom.-acc. sg. had hard *sk at least variably is suggested by the metathesized form frox.
Declension[edit]
Declension of frosc (strong a-stem)
Descendants[edit]
Categories:
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English nouns
- Old English masculine nouns
- ang:Amphibians
- ang:Frogs