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Old English · noun

flæscmete

Normalised flǣsċmete

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong i-stem
IPA
/ˈflæːʃˌme.te/
Syllables
ˈflæːʃ · ˌme · te (3 syllables)
Modern English
fleshmeattypemeat

Meaning

  1. a type or piece of meat

    Nū is ūs ālȳfed, þurh lārēowa ealdordōm, þæt wē dæġhwomlice, on þyssere lenctenlīċan tīde, ūre līchaman ġerēordiġan mid forhæfednysse, and sȳfernysse, and clǣnnysse. Stuntlīċe fæst sē lenctenlīċ fæsten seðe on ðisum clǣnum tīman hine sylfne mid gālnysse befȳld. Unrihtlīċ bið þæt sē crīstena mann flǣsċlīċe lustas ġefremme on ðām tīman þe hē flæsċmettas forgān sċea

    Now it is permitted to us, through the authority of the teachers, that we feed our bodies with restraint, moderation, and modesty every day of this Lenten tide. He who performs the Lenten fast while defiling himself with lust does so foolishly. It is unlawful for a Christian to indulge in carnal lusts during the time he should forgo meats.

    Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
  2. meat

Declension

Declension of flæscmete
SingularPlural
Nominative flǣsċmeteflǣsċmetas
Accusative flǣsċmeteflǣsċmetas
Genitive flǣsċmetesflǣsċmeta
Dative flǣsċmeteflǣsċmetum

All forms (5)

Etymology

From flǣsċ + mete.

Descendants

fleshmeat

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