frogge

See also: Frogge

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English frocga, from Proto-West Germanic *froggō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfrɔɡ(ə)/

Noun

frogge (plural frogges or froggen)

  1. a frog or toad (member of the order Anura)
  2. (derogatory, rare) wretch, scum
  3. (rare) a toadstool; a mushroom
  4. (rare) a condition of the mouth

Descendants

  • English: frog, frock (dialectal), frosk (dialectal), frosh (dialectal) (see there for further descendants)
  • Scots: frog, froig
  • → Welsh: broga

References

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