gressehopper

Middle English

Alternative forms

gras hoppere, grashoppere, gras-hoppere, grashoppyr, greshopper, grashopper

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡrɛshɔpər/, /ˈɡrashɔpər/

Noun

gressehopper (plural gressehoppers)

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

Descendants

English: grasshopper

References

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

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