"frossh" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /frɔʃ/, /frɔsk/, /frɔs/ Forms: frosshes [plural], frosshyn [plural], frosk [alternative], frosch [alternative], frussh [alternative], fross [alternative], frosh [alternative], frosche [alternative], froissh [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English frosc and Old Norse froskr, both from Proto-Germanic *fruskaz. The soft /ʃ/ of some forms is ultimately from the Old English gen.-dat. sg. frosċe(s); it is unknown whether this had already begun to spread to other cases within the Old English period or if it happened in early Middle English, when the collapse of the case system would have encouraged leveling within paradigms. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|frosc}} Old English frosc, {{bor|enm|non|froskr}} Old Norse froskr, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*fruskaz}} Proto-Germanic *fruskaz Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} frossh, {{enm-noun|frosshes|pl2=frosshyn}} frossh (plural frosshes or frosshyn)
  1. A frog or toad (member of the order Anura)
    Sense id: en-frossh-enm-noun-P5oGbEjX Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Amphibians, Diseases Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14 Disambiguation of Amphibians: 95 5 Disambiguation of Diseases: 74 26
  2. (rare) A condition of the mouth. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-frossh-enm-noun-IDOR8xab

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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    }
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    {
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frosshyn",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frosk",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frosch",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frussh",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fross",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frosh",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frosche",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "froissh",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
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          "_dis": "74 26",
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          "parents": [],
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        ],
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        ]
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    },
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        "A condition of the mouth."
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          "mouth"
        ]
      ],
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        "(rare) A condition of the mouth."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/frɔʃ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/frɔsk/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/frɔs/"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frosk",
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      ]
    },
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "frussh",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fross",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frosh",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frosche",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "froissh",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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    }
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "A frog or toad (member of the order Anura)"
      ],
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          "frog"
        ],
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          "toad",
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        ],
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        ]
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    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A condition of the mouth."
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "mouth",
          "mouth"
        ]
      ],
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        "(rare) A condition of the mouth."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/frɔʃ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/frɔsk/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/frɔs/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "frossh"
}

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