frosk

English

Etymology

From Middle English frosk, from Old English frox, frosċ (frog) and Old Norse froskr (frog); both from Proto-Germanic *fruskaz, *fruþskaz (frog), from Proto-Indo-European *prew- (to jump, hop). Doublet of frosh.

Noun

frosk (plural frosks)

  1. (dialectal) A frog.

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Icelandic

Noun

frosk

  1. indefinite accusative singular of froskur

Middle English

Noun

frosk

  1. Alternative form of frossh

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse froskr, from Proto-Germanic *fruskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *prew- (jump, hop).

Noun

frosk m (definite singular frosken, indefinite plural frosker, definite plural froskene)

  1. a frog (amphibian)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse froskr, from Proto-Germanic *fruskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *prew- (jump, hop).

Noun

frosk m (definite singular frosken, indefinite plural froskar, definite plural froskane)

  1. a frog (amphibian)

See also

References

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