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Middle English
Noun
flæsc
- (Early Middle English) Alternative form of flesh
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *flaiski.
Pronunciation
Noun
flǣsċ n
- flesh
- 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.
Declension
Declension of flæsc (strong i-stem)
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