fronce

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

a frown; scowl

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person) inflection of froncer:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of froncer:

Sinonieme

pli

Vertalings

büzgü

increspamento

wrinkle

gather

pleat

grinza

increspatura

piega

pizzicotto

pieghetta

vouw

vinco

prega

pliegue

dobladura

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/fʁɔ̃s/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle French: fronce

Geërf van Old French: fronce

Verwante met Old High German: runza

Verwante met Duits: Runzel

Verwante met Middle Dutch: ronse

Verwante met Old Norse: hrukka

Verwante met Yslands: hrukka

In summary

Inherited from Middle French fronce, from Old French fronce, fronche (“frown, wrinkles, small creases in cloth”), from Frankish *hrunkiju (“wrinkle, rumple”) from Proto-Germanic *hrunkijō, *hrunkitō (“fold, wrinkle”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”). Akin to Old High German runza (“fold, wrinkle, crease”) (German Runzel (“wrinkle”)), Middle Dutch ronse (“frown”), Old Norse hrukka (“wrinkle, crease”) (Icelandic hrukka (“wrinkle, crease, ruck”)). More at ruck.