frenge
Middle English
Alternative forms
- frang (rare)
Etymology
From Old French frenge, from Vulgar Latin *frimbia, from Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 2 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value "LL" is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF., a singular back-formed from fimbriae.
Pronunciation
Noun
frenge (plural frenges)
- fringe (as part of clothing or as length for use on clothing)
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “frenǧe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-11-29.
Old French
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *frimbia, metathesis of Late Latin fimbria, from Latin fimbriae.
Noun
frenge oblique singular, f (oblique plural frenges, nominative singular frenge, nominative plural frenges)
- fringe (edge of a garment)
Descendants
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- enm:Clothing
- Old French terms inherited from Vulgar Latin
- Old French terms derived from Vulgar Latin
- Old French terms inherited from Late Latin
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