different between frock vs frosk

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /f??k/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /f??k/
• Rhymes: -?k

Etymology 1

From Middle English frok, frokke, from Old French froc (“frock, a monk's gown or habit”), perhaps via Medieval Latin hrocus, roccus, rocus (“a coat”), from Frankish *hroc, *hrok (“skirt, dress, robe”), from Proto-Germanic *hrukkaz (“robe, jacket, skirt, tunic”), from Proto-Indo-European *kre?- (“to weave”). Cognate with Old High German hroch, roch (“skirt, dress, cowl”) – whence German Rock (“skirt, coat”) –, Saterland Frisian Rok (“skirt”), Dutch rok (“skirt, petticoat”), Old English rocc (“an overgarment, tunic, rochet”), Old Norse rokkr (“skirt, jacket”), whence Danish rok (“garment”).

Noun

frock (plural frocks)

1. A dress, a piece of clothing for a female, which consists of a skirt and a cover for the upper body.
2. An outer garment worn by priests and other clericals; a habit.
3. A sailor's jersey.
4. An undress regimental coat.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

frock (third-person singular simple present frocks, present participle frocking, simple past and past participle frocked)

1. To clothe in a frock.
2. To make a cleric.

Derived terms

• defrock
• disfrock
• unfrock

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English froke, variation of frogge (“frog”), from Old English frocga (“frog”). More at frog.

Noun

frock (plural frocks)

1. (dialectal) A frog.

English

Etymology

From Middle English frosk, from Old English frox, fros? (“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)

1. (dialectal) A frog.

Anagrams

• Korfs, forks

Icelandic

Noun

frosk

1. indefinite accusative singular of froskur

Middle English

Noun

frosk

1. 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)

1. 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)

1. a frog (amphibian)

See also

• padde
• rumpetroll

References

• “frosk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.