frogge

See also: Frogge

Middle English

Alternative forms

• vrogge, frugge

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) (see there for further descendants)
• Scots: frog, froig
• → Welsh: broga

References

• “frogge, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-01.