DictionaryRoot: fersc
Old English
fersc
fresh
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adjective
fresh
Containing little or no salt.
Etymology
The older adjective meant fresh or new. In the established contrast with salt water, fresh became the term for water containing little salt.
fresh
Containing little or no salt.
The older adjective meant fresh or new. In the established contrast with salt water, fresh became the term for water containing little salt.