gressehopper

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From grashope, remodelled with the addition of the suffix -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡrɛshɔpər/, /ˈɡrashɔpər/

Noun

gressehopper (plural gressehoppers)

  1. grasshopper, cicada
  2. (rare) Something else which leaps in the grass.

Descendants

  • English: grasshopper

References

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