flesc

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *flaiski.

Noun

flēsc n

meat, flesh
body (as opposed to mind)
mortal, human

Inflection

Declension of flesc (neuter strong a-stem)

	Singular	Plural
nominative	flēsc	flēsc
accusative	flēsc	flēsc
genitive	flēscis, -es	flēsco
dative	flēsce, -i	flēscon

Alternative forms

fleisc

Descendants

Middle Dutch: vlêesch
- Dutch: vlees
  - Afrikaans: vleis
  - Negerhollands: vleesch, fleis, vleis
  - → West Frisian: fleis
- Limburgish: vleisj

Further reading

“flēsk”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Altniederfränkischer Psalm 64

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