grashope

Middle English

Alternative forms

gressehope, greshoppe, greshop, grashoppe, gressoppe, gyrssoppe, greshope

Etymology

From Old English græshoppa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡrashɔp(ə)/, /ˈɡrɛshɔp(ə)/, /ˈɡɛrshɔp(ə)/, /ˈɡirshɔp(ə)/

Noun

grashope (plural gershoppes)

Descendants

English: grasshop (obsolete)

References

“gras-hoppe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-14.

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