fraisne

Old French

Alternative forms

fresne, frasne, freine
fraigne (Burgundy)

Etymology

From Latin fraxinus.

Pronunciation

(archaic) IPA^(key): /ˈfɾai̯znə/
(late) IPA^(key): [ˈfɾɛɦ.nə ~ ˈfɾɛː.nə]

Noun

fraisne oblique singular, m (oblique plural fraisnes, nominative singular fraisnes, nominative plural fraisne)

ash tree

Descendants

Angevin: frêne, fragne
Bourguignon: fraigne, fragne
Lorrain: frâne
Middle French: fresne
- French: frêne
Norman: frêne, frêine
Walloon: frinne

References

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “fraxĭnus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 3: D–F, page 771

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