grashope
Middle English
Alternative forms
- gressehope, greshoppe, greshop, grashoppe, gressoppe, gyrssoppe, greshope
Etymology
From Old English græshoppa, gærshoppa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡrashɔp(ə)/, /ˈɡrɛshɔp(ə)/, /ˈɡɛrshɔp(ə)/, /ˈɡirshɔp(ə)/
Noun
grashope (plural gershoppes)
- grasshopper, cicada
- locust
Descendants
- English: grasshop (obsolete)
References
- “gras-hoppe (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-14.