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Old English · noun

pleoh

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ple͜ox/
Syllables
ple͜ox (1 syllable)
Modern English
riskresponsibilitydangerperil

Meaning

  1. danger, peril; risk

  2. injury, hurt, harm

  3. responsibility

Declension

Declension of pleoh
SingularPlural
Nominative pleohpleoh
Accusative pleohpleoh
Genitive plēosplēona
Dative plēoplēomplēoum

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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