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Old English · noun

mæscre

Normalised mæsċre

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
weak n-stem
IPA
/ˈmæʃ.re/
Syllables
ˈmæʃ · re (2 syllables)
Modern English
meshblemish

Meaning

  1. mesh

  2. spot, blemish

Declension

Declension of mæscre
SingularPlural
Nominative mæsċremæsċran
Accusative mæsċranmæsċran
Genitive mæsċranmæsċrena
Dative mæsċranmæsċrum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mask(þ)rā, an extended form of *maskā (“mesh”). Akin to Old English masc (“net”). More at mesh, mask.

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