flæsc
Middle English
Noun
flæsc
- (Early Middle English) Alternative form of flesh
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *flaiski.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /flæːʃ/
Noun
flǣsċ n
- flesh
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care
- Eft cwæþ Mōȳses be þām ilcan, "Mīn sweord itt flǣsċ."
- Moses also said about the same thing, "My sword eats flesh."
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care
- meat
- late 10th century, Life of Malchus
- Uncer mete wæs healfsoden flǣsċ and uncer wǣta wæs olfenda meolc.
- Our food was half-cooked meat and our drink was camel milk.
- late 10th century, Life of Malchus
Declension
Declension of flæsc (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | flǣsċ | flǣsċ |
accusative | flǣsċ | flǣsċ |
genitive | flǣsċes | flǣsċa |
dative | flǣsċe | flǣsċum |
Derived terms
- flǣsċhūs
- flǣsċmete
Descendants
- Middle English: flesh
- English: flesh
- Scots: flesch
- Yola: vleash, vlesh