Lemizh / English dictionary
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fràxk.
to make/produce fruit, to fruit
frèxk. fruiting plant, flowering plant
Usage notes
Fruit, especially strawberries, have been a highly valued food since Old Lemizh times. fràRxk. or fròRxk. ‘the time of producing fruit [i.e. strawberries]’ refers to early summer, especially its colours and smells (whereas xalàR. and xalòR. refer to the end of summer).
Etymology
< NLem frOnk‑a
< LMLem, MLem frenk‑a
< OLem frenk‑
< PLem *pfrenk‑, Narten present of
< PIE *bʰrenk‑ ‘swell’
Cognates
ON bringa ‘breast, chest’, PSl bręče ‘swelled’