frosc

Old English

Alternative forms

• frox, forsċ

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fruskaz. Cognate with Old Frisian *frosk, Old Saxon *frosk, Old Dutch forsk, Old High German frosc, Old Norse froskr. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *prew- (“jump, hop”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /froʃ/

Noun

frosċ m (nominative plural froscas)

1. frog

Declension

Declension of frosċ (strong a-stem)

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

Descendants

• Middle English: frosch
  • English: frosh