frounce

English

/fɹaʊns/

noun
Definitions
  • A canker in the mouth of a hawk.
  • A plait or curl.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English frouncen derived from Old French froncir (frown, wrinkle) derived from Frankish *hrunkja (wrinkle, a wrinkle) derived from Proto-Germanic *hrunkijō derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (cut, turn, bend, cut off, curve, divide, wrinkle, scrape, sever, shorten, split, dry, jump, move, in the sense of an enclosure, shrink, swing, part, skimp).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)ker-

Gloss

cut, turn, bend, cut off, curve, divide, wrinkle, scrape, sever, shorten, split, dry, jump, move, in the sense of an enclosure, shrink, swing, part, skimp

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

踊

Emoji
✂️ ✂️ 🎬️

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