Meaning

noun a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century

noun a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll

verb stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing

originFrom Middle English Frank, partially from Old English Franca (“a Frank”); and partially from Old French Franc, and/or Latin Francus (“a Frank”), from Frankish *Franko (“a Frank”); both maybe from Proto-Germanic *frankô (“javelin”). Cognate with Old High German Franko (“a Frank”), Old English franca (“spear, javelin”). Compare Saxon, ultimately a derivative of Proto-Germanic *sahsą (“knife,…

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