Frosc, forsc, frox

Old English Dictionary Entry

Frosc, forsc, frox

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: ( Related words: in Dict.

Definitions

1 frosc, forsc, frox

q. ), frocx, es; m. A frog:--Forsc luscinius, Wrt. Voc. ii. 113, 31. Frocx, 51, 28. Regnwyrm lumbricus, frox luscinus, ýce rana, 71, 13-15. Frosc ranam, An. Ox. 54, 2. Frox, Bl. Gl. Forsc, Ps. Srt. 77, 45. Forscas ranas, 104, 30. ¶ in local names:--Forscaburna, C. D. iii. 383, 29. Æt Froxafelda, 127, 33. [N. E. D. frosh. O. H. Ger. frosc rana: Gen. frosch: Icel. froskr.] forsc,frosc,frox

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚱᚩᛋᚳ, ᚠᚩᚱᛋᚳ, ᚠᚱᚩᚳᛋ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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