Frischling

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vrischinc, Old High German frisking (“beast of offering”).[1]

Pronunciation
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Noun

Frischling m (strong, genitive Frischlings, plural Frischlinge)

  1. A young/immature wild boar. The generic term is Wildschwein.
  2. (colloquial) freshman
    Synonym: Neuling
  3. (archaic) adolescent girl
  4. (archaic) young animal
    Synonym: Jungtier

Declension

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References
  1. Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Frischling”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

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