Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *meluk, from Proto-Germanic *meluks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-. See there for cognates.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /me͜olk/, [me͜oɫk]

Noun

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meolc f

  1. milk

Declension

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Strong i-stem:

singular plural
nominative meolc meolce, meolca
accusative meolc, meolce meolce, meolca
genitive meolce meolca
dative meolce meolcum

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: milk, milke, milc, melke, melc (chiefly Kent & Southern West), mulk, mulc (chiefly Southern & Southern West)
    • English: milk
    • Scots: milk, melk, mylk
    • Yola: mulk
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