Old English · noun

flewsa

Normalised flēwsa

Part of speech: noun, masculine
Declension: weak
IPA: /ˈfleːw.sɑ/
[ˈfleːw.zɑ]
Syllables: ˈfleːw · sɑ (2 syllables)
Modern English: flux issue menstrual oozing flow bodily

Meaning

flow, flux, issue
bodily issue, oozing; menstrual flow

Declension

Declension of flewsa
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	flēwsa	flēwsan
Accusative	flēwsan	flēwsan
Genitive	flēwsan	flēwsena
Dative	flēwsan	flēwsum

Etymology

Deverbal from *flēwsian, from Proto-West Germanic *flōisōn, from Proto-Germanic *flōaną (“to flow”), from Proto-Indo-European *plew- (“to pour, wash”). Compare also Old English fleswian (“to whisper, mutter”).

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