"lax" meaning in Middle English

See lax in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /laks/, /lɛks/ Forms: lax [plural], laxes [plural], lex [alternative]
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|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} lax, {{enm-noun|pl=lax|pl2=laxes}} lax (plural lax or laxes)
  1. salmon

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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