flæsc

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *flaiską. Compare Old Dutch flēsk, fleisk, Old High German fleisk, Old Norse flesk.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /flæːʃ/

Noun

flǣsċ n

flesh
meat
- c. 1154, the Peterborough Chronicle
  Þā wæs corn dīere, and flǣsċ and ċīese and butere.
  Grain was precious then, and meat and cheese and butter.

Declension

Declension of flæsc (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	flǣsċ	flǣsċ
accusative	flǣsċ	flǣsċ
genitive	flǣsċes	flǣsċa
dative	flǣsċe	flǣsċum

Related terms

flǣscmete

Descendants

Middle English: flesh, flech, fleesh, fleisch, fleische, fleish, flesch, flessh, flæsch, flesche, flæsce, fless
- English: flesh
- Scots: flesch

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