flæsc

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Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

flæsc

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of flesh

Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *flaiski.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /flæːʃ/

Noun[edit]

flǣsċ n

flesh
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care
  Eft cwæþ Mōȳses be þām ilcan, "Mīn sweord itt flǣsċ."
  Moses also said about the same thing, "My sword eats 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[edit]

Declension of flæsc (strong i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	flǣsċ	flǣsċ
accusative	flǣsċ	flǣsċ
genitive	flǣsċes	flǣsċa
dative	flǣsċe	flǣsċum

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Middle English: flesh
- English: flesh
- Scots: flesch
- Yola: vleash, vlesh

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