fronce

Meaning

Noun

a frown; scowl

Verb

1. inflection of froncer:
2. inflection of froncer:

Concepts

wrinkle

crinkle

fold

gather

pleat

Synonyms

pli

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fʁɔ̃s/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: fronce

Inherited from Old French: fronce

Cognate with Old High German: runza

Cognate with German: Runzel

Cognate with Middle Dutch: ronse

Cognate with Old Norse: hrukka

Cognate with Icelandic: 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.