meolc

Old English

Alternative forms

meoluc, milc

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *meluks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-. Germanic cognates include Old Frisian melok, Old Saxon miluk, Old Dutch miluk, miloch, Old High German miluh, Old Norse mjǫlk, and Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌿𐌺𐍃 (miluks). Indo-European cognates include Latin mulgeō, Ancient Greek ἀμέλγω (amélgō), Russian моло́зиво (molózivo), Lithuanian mélžti, Welsh blith, Tocharian A malke.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /meo̯lk/, [meo̯ɫk]

Noun

meolc f

milk

Declension

Declension of meolc (strong i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	meolc	meolce, meolca
accusative	meolc, meolce	meolce, meolca
genitive	meolce	meolca
dative	meolce	meolcum

Related terms

melcan, melca, meolcan

Descendants

Middle English: milk, mylk, melk, mulc
- English: milk
  - → Chuukese: minik
  - → Gilbertese: miriki
- Scots: milk, melk