"lax" meaning in Middle English

See lax in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /laks/, /lɛks/ Forms: lax [plural], laxes [plural]
Etymology: From Old English leax, from Proto-West Germanic *lahs, from Proto-Germanic *lahsaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|leax}} Old English leax, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*lahs}} Proto-West Germanic *lahs, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*lahsaz}} Proto-Germanic *lahsaz Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} lax, {{enm-noun|pl=lax|pl2=laxes}} lax (plural lax or laxes)
  1. salmon Categories (lifeform): Fish Synonyms: lex
    Sense id: en-lax-enm-noun-rqos7DPi Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Pages with 12 entries, Pages with 12 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 12 entries: 1 2 1 0 0 7 9 5 4 0 2 2 3 3 0 0 0 9 10 10 10 10 9 0 0 4

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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