frush
English
/fɹʌʃ/
verb
Definitions
- (obsolete) To break up, smash.
- (obsolete) To charge, rush violently.
- (historical) To straighten up (the feathers on an arrow).
Etymology
Derived from Old French fruissier derived from Latin *frustiō, frustum (fragment, crumb, morsel, piece, scrap, bit, shard).
Origin
Latin
frustum
Gloss
fragment, crumb, morsel, piece, scrap, bit, shard
Concept
Semantic Field
Quantity
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- frustum English
- tofrush English
- *frustiare Latin
- *frustiō Latin
- frustulentus Latin
- frustum Latin
- frusto Italian
- défroisser French
- froissement French
- froisser French
- tofrusshen Middle English
- fruissier Old French
- *frustom Proto-Italic