fleis

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Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

fleis

  1. Alternative form of flees

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Noun[edit]

fleis m (definite singular fleisen, indefinite plural fleiser, definite plural fleisene)

  1. (colloquial) face

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Noun[edit]

fleis m (definite singular fleisen, indefinite plural fleisar, definite plural fleisane)

  1. (colloquial) face

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Scots[edit]

Verb[edit]

fleis

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of flei

West Frisian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Frisian flāsk, from Proto-West Germanic *flaiski. Cognates include English flesh and Dutch vlees.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

fleis n (no plural)

  1. meat

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Further reading[edit]

  • fleis”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011