Old English · noun

leac

Normalised lēac

Part of speech: noun, neuter
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /læ͜ɑːk/
Syllables: læ͜ɑːk (1 syllable)
Modern English: leek allium ampeloprasum sativum allium ampeloprasum allium sativum genus garlic

Meaning

An allium; a plant of the genus Allium.
A leek (Allium ampeloprasum) or garlic (Allium sativum).

Declension

Declension of leac
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lēac	lēac
Accusative	lēac	lēac
Genitive	lēaces	lēaca
Dative	lēace	lēacum

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *lauk, from Proto-Germanic *laukaz. Cognate with Old Saxon lōk (Low German Look), Dutch look, Old High German louh (German Lauch), Old Norse laukr (Danish løg, Swedish lök, Icelandic laukur).

Descendants

leek

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