fressh
Middle English
Alternative forms
- freyshe, fresch, flesshe
Etymology
From Old English fersc (“fresh, pure, sweet”), from Proto-West Germanic *frisk (“fresh”). The metathesis in the word that occurred between Proto-Germanic and Old English was probably undone due to influence from Old French fresche, feminine singular of fres, ultimately also of Germanic origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /frɛʃ/
Adjective
fressh
- fresh; new; newly updated
Descendants
- English: fresh
- Scots: fresh
- Yola: vresh
References
- “frē̆sh, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.