frêne

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See also: frene and frené

French

Un frêneFraxinus angustifolia

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French fresne, from Old French fresne, fraisne, from Latin fraxinus, from *bʰr̥Hǵ-s-inos, adjective of Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵos (birch).

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Noun

frêne m (plural frênes)

  1. ash tree

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Etymology

From Old French fresne, fraisne, from Latin fraxinus.

Noun

frêne m (plural frênes)

  1. (Jersey) ash tree
    • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, page 538:
      Il vaut mûx pour ùn houme d'aver un percheux dans son ménage qu'un frêne sur s'n héritage.
      It is better for a man to have a lazy fellow in his service than an ash-tree on his estate.