græshoppa

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From græs (“grass”) +‎ *hoppa (“hopper”). Compare Old High German hewispranga, literally meaning "hay jumper."

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡræsˌxop.pɑ/, [ˈɡræsˌhop.pɑ]

Noun

græshoppa m

  1. grasshopper, locust
    • 9th century, Vespasian Psalter
      ... āsċecen [iċ] eam swē swē gershoppa ...
      ... [I] am shaken off like a locust ...

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative græshoppa græshoppan
accusative græshoppan græshoppan
genitive græshoppan græshoppena
dative græshoppan græshoppum

Synonyms

Descendants

  • English: grasshop, grasshopper
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