frenge
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- frang (rare)
Etymology[edit]
From Old French frenge, from Vulgar Latin *frimbia, from Late Latin fimbria, a singular back-formed from fimbriae.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
frenge (plural frenges)
- fringe (as part of clothing or as length for use on clothing)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “frenǧe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-11-29.
Old French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Vulgar Latin *frimbia, metathesis of Late Latin fimbria, from Latin fimbriae.
Noun[edit]
frenge oblique singular, f (oblique plural frenges, nominative singular frenge, nominative plural frenges)
- fringe (edge of a garment)
Descendants[edit]
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- Middle English terms derived from Old French
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- Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Middle English nouns
- enm:Clothing
- Old French terms inherited from Vulgar Latin
- Old French terms derived from Vulgar Latin
- Old French terms inherited from Late Latin
- Old French terms derived from Late Latin
- Old French terms inherited from Latin
- Old French terms derived from Latin
- Old French lemmas
- Old French nouns
- Old French feminine nouns