fisc
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French, from Latin fiscus (“basket, money-bag, public treasury”); see fiscal.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fisc (plural fiscs)
- (historical) The public treasury of ancient Rome.
- Any state treasury or exchequer.
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Old English[edit]
The word fisc is found on the early 8th century Franks Casket, one of the oldest monuments of Old English.
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pisḱ-. Germanic cognates include Old Frisian fisk, Old Saxon fisc (Dutch vis), Old High German fisc (German Fisch), Old Norse fiskr (Swedish fisk), Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 (fisks). The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin piscis, Russian пискарь (piskarʹ), Irish iasc.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fisc m
Declension[edit]
Declension of fisc (strong a-stem)
Descendants[edit]
- English: fish
Old Saxon[edit]
Noun[edit]
fisc m
- alternative form of fisk
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