frenge

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French frenge, from Vulgar Latin *frimbia, from Late Latin fimbria, a singular back-formed from fimbriae.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfrɛnd͡ʒ(ə)/

Noun

frenge (plural frenges)

  1. fringe (as part of clothing or as length for use on clothing)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: fringe
  • Scots: freenge

References

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)

  1. fringe (edge of a garment)

Descendants

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