meolc

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Old English

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Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *meluk, from Proto-Germanic *meluks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-. See there for cognates.

Pronunciation

Noun

meolc f

  1. milk

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  • Middle English: milk, milke, milc; melke, melc (chiefly Kent & Southern West); mulk, mulc (chiefly Southern & Southern West)
    • English: milk
    • Scots: milk, melk, mylk
    • Yola: mulk