Frischling

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German vrischinc, Old High German frisking (beast of offering).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Frischling m (strong, genitive Frischlings, plural Frischlinge)

  1. A young/immature wild boar. The generic term is Wildschwein.
  2. (colloquial) freshman
    Synonym: Neuling
  3. (archaic) adolescent girl
  4. (archaic) young animal
    Synonym: Jungtier

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Frischling”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading

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