fresne

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French fresne, fraisne.

Noun

fresne m (plural fresnes)

ash tree

Descendants

French: frêne

Old French

Alternative forms

fraisne, fraigne

Etymology

From Latin fraxinus.

Noun

fresne m (oblique plural fresnes, nominative singular fresnes, nominative plural fresne)

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), volume 3: D–F, page 771

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