Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse flesk, from Proto-Germanic *flaiski, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁ḱ- (to tear, peel off).

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Noun

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flesk n (genitive singular flesks, uncountable)

  1. pork
  2. unsmoked bacon

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n3s singular
indefinite definite
nominative flesk fleskið
accusative flesk fleskið
dative fleski fleskinum
genitive flesks flesksins

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse flesk, from Proto-Germanic *flaiski, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁ḱ- (to tear, peel off).

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Noun

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flesk n (genitive singular flesks, no plural)

  1. bacon
    Synonym: beikon

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse flesk.

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Noun

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flesk n (definite singular flesket, uncountable)

  1. pork, particularly the fatty parts

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Old Saxon

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *flaiski.

Noun

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flēsk n

  1. meat, flesh

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Descendants

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  • Middle Low German: vlêsk, vlêsch, vlês
    • German Low German: The template Template:rfc-sense does not use the parameter(s):
      2="Low Prussian: Sauerländisch (Olpe, Wenden):"  Sauerländisch is not Part of Prussian.
      Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.
      (Can we clean up(+) this sense?)
      Low Prussian: Sauerländisch (Olpe, Wenden): Fleisch
      Märkisch (Altmärkisch), Westphalian (Bentheimisch): Fleesch
      Märkisch (Altmärkisch), Westphalian (Westmünsterländisch): Fleesk
      Westphalian:
      Bentheimisch (Grafschaf), Sauerländisch (Sündern, Balve, Eslohe, Attendorn, Drolshagen, Kirchhundem): Fläis
      Bentheimisch (Grafschaf), Westmünsterländisch: Flees
      East Westphalian (Ravensberg), Sauerländisch: Fläisk
      East Westphalian: Floisk (Lippe)
      Sauerländisch: Flääsk (Niedersfeld), Flais (Felbecke, Elspe)
    • Plautdietsch: Fleesch
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