frysca

Old English

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *fruskijō (“frog-catcher, frog-eater”, literally “frogger”), related to frosċ (“frog”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfryʃ.ʃɑ/

Noun

frysċa m

1. a kind of waterbird (e.g. a bittern or kite)

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	frysċa	frysċan
accusative	frysċan	frysċan
genitive	frysċan	frysċena
dative	frysċan	frysċum

Synonyms

• (bittern): rāradumbla