Old English · noun
pleoh
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ple͜ox/
- Syllables
- ple͜ox (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- riskresponsibilitydangerperil
Meaning
-
danger, peril; risk
-
injury, hurt, harm
-
responsibility
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *plegą (“responsibility, care”), of unknown origin. Akin to Old Frisian plē, plī (“danger”), Old English pliht (“danger, risk”). More at plight.
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