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Old English · noun

garleac

Normalised gārlēac

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈɡɑːrˌlæ͜ɑːk/
Syllables
ˈɡɑːr · ˌlæ͜ɑːk (2 syllables)
Modern English
garlic

Meaning

  1. garlic

Declension

Declension of garleac
SingularPlural
Nominative gārlēacgārlēac
Accusative gārlēacgārlēac
Genitive gārlēacesgārlēaca
Dative gārlēacegārlēacum

All forms (5)

Etymology

From gār (“spear”) + lēac (“leek”). Compare Old Norse geirlaukr (“garlic”).

Descendants

garlic

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