frosc

Old English

Alternative forms

• frox, forsc

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /frosk/

Noun

frosc m

1. frog

Usage notes

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

Declension of frosc (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	frosc	froscas
accusative	frosc	froscas
genitive	frosċes	frosca
dative	frosċe	froscum

Descendants

• Middle English: frosk, frosch
  • English: frosk, frosh