frosk
English
Etymology
From Middle English frosk, from Old English frox, frosċ (“frog”) and Old Norse froskr (“frog”); both from Proto-Germanic *fruskaz, *fruþskaz (“frog”), from Proto-Indo-European *prew- (“to jump, hop”). Doublet of frosh.
Noun
frosk (plural frosks)
- (dialectal) A frog.
Anagrams
- Korfs, forks
Icelandic
Noun
frosk
- indefinite accusative singular of froskur
Middle English
Noun
frosk
- Alternative form of frossh
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse froskr, from Proto-Germanic *fruskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *prew- (“jump, hop”).
Noun
frosk m (definite singular frosken, indefinite plural frosker, definite plural froskene)
- a frog (amphibian)
See also
- padde
- rumpetroll
References
- “frosk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse froskr, from Proto-Germanic *fruskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *prew- (“jump, hop”).
Noun
frosk m (definite singular frosken, indefinite plural froskar, definite plural froskane)
- a frog (amphibian)
See also
- padde
- rumpetroll
References
- “frosk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.