Old English · noun
flæsc
Normalised flǣsċ
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong i-stem
- IPA
- /flæːʃ/
- Syllables
- flæːʃ (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- flesh
Meaning
-
flesh
Eft cwæþ Mōȳses be þām ilcan, "Mīn sweord itt flǣsċ."
Moses also said about the same thing, "My sword eats flesh."
late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care -
meat
Uncer mete wæs healfsoden flǣsċ and uncer wǣta wæs olfenda meolc.
Our food was half-cooked meat and our drink was camel milk.
late 10th century, Life of Malchus
Declension
All forms (5)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *flaiski.
Descendants
flesh
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