grashope

Middle English

Alternative forms

• gressehope, greshoppe, greshop, grashoppe, gressoppe, gyrssoppe, greshope

Etymology

From Old English græshoppa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡrashɔp(ə)/, /ˈɡrɛshɔp(ə)/, /ˈɡɛrshɔp(ə)/, /ˈɡirshɔp(ə)/

Noun

grashope (plural gershoppes)

1. grasshopper, cicada
2. locust

Descendants

• English: grasshop (obsolete)

References

• “gras-hoppe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 14 May 2018.