"leske" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlɛsk(ə)/, /ˈleːsk(ə)/ Forms: leskes [plural], lesske [alternative, Ormulum]
Etymology: Probably borrowed from Old Norse ljóski, from Proto-Germanic *leuskô, though compare Mercian Old English lēsca. First attested in c. 1180. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|non|ljóski|nocap=1}} borrowed from Old Norse ljóski, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*leuskô}} Proto-Germanic *leuskô, {{cog|ang-mer|lēosca|lēsca}} Mercian Old English lēsca, {{etydate|c|1180}} First attested in c. 1180 Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} leske, {{enm-noun|leskes}} leske (plural leskes)
  1. flank (lateral flesh between the last rib and the hip) Tags: East-Anglia, Northern, especially
    Sense id: en-leske-enm-noun-0Lv9yXcW Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, East Anglian Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Northern Middle English, Anatomy Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 6 6 17 18 21 20 7 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 6 17 17 20 19 7 6 Disambiguation of East Anglian Middle English: 57 43 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of Northern Middle English: 56 44 Disambiguation of Anatomy: 61 39
  2. (rare) groin (juncture between the torso and the thigh) Tags: East-Anglia, Northern, especially, rare
    Sense id: en-leske-enm-noun-MKBPTu9v Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 6 6 17 18 21 20 7 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 6 17 17 20 19 7 6

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "lesk"
    },
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "tags": [
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "word": "lisk"
    },
    {
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        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "lisk"
        }
      ],
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      "word": "leisk"
    },
    {
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          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "lisk"
        }
      ],
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      "lang_code": "gmw-msc",
      "word": "lisk"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "enm",
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        "3": "ljóski",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*leuskô"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *leuskô",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang-mer",
        "2": "lēosca",
        "3": "lēsca"
      },
      "expansion": "Mercian Old English lēsca",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "c",
        "2": "1180"
      },
      "expansion": "First attested in c. 1180",
      "name": "etydate"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Probably borrowed from Old Norse ljóski, from Proto-Germanic *leuskô, though compare Mercian Old English lēsca. First attested in c. 1180.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "leskes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lesske",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Ormulum"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "leskes"
      },
      "expansion": "leske (plural leskes)",
      "name": "enm-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "6 6 17 18 21 20 7 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 6 17 17 20 19 7 6",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "57 43",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "East Anglian Middle English",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "62 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "56 44",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Northern Middle English",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "61 39",
          "kind": "other",
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          "name": "Anatomy",
          "orig": "enm:Anatomy",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "flank (lateral flesh between the last rib and the hip)"
      ],
      "id": "en-leske-enm-noun-0Lv9yXcW",
      "links": [
        [
          "flank",
          "flank"
        ],
        [
          "lateral",
          "lateral#English"
        ],
        [
          "flesh",
          "flesh#English"
        ],
        [
          "rib",
          "rib#English"
        ],
        [
          "hip",
          "hip#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "East-Anglia",
        "Northern",
        "especially"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 6 17 17 20 19 7 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "groin (juncture between the torso and the thigh)"
      ],
      "id": "en-leske-enm-noun-MKBPTu9v",
      "links": [
        [
          "groin",
          "groin"
        ],
        [
          "juncture",
          "juncture#English"
        ],
        [
          "torso",
          "torso#English"
        ],
        [
          "thigh",
          "thigh#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) groin (juncture between the torso and the thigh)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "East-Anglia",
        "Northern",
        "especially",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɛsk(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈleːsk(ə)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "leske"
}
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    "East Anglian Middle English",
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English nouns",
    "Middle English terms borrowed from Old Norse",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Northern Middle English",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Requests for accents in Serbo-Croatian noun form entries",
    "enm:Anatomy"
  ],
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      "word": "lesk"
    },
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "tags": [
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "word": "lisk"
    },
    {
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          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "lisk"
        }
      ],
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      "word": "leisk"
    },
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          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "lisk"
        }
      ],
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      "lang_code": "gmw-msc",
      "word": "lisk"
    }
  ],
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        "nocap": "1"
      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*leuskô"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *leuskô",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang-mer",
        "2": "lēosca",
        "3": "lēsca"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "1180"
      },
      "expansion": "First attested in c. 1180",
      "name": "etydate"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Probably borrowed from Old Norse ljóski, from Proto-Germanic *leuskô, though compare Mercian Old English lēsca. First attested in c. 1180.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "leskes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lesske",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Ormulum"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "leske",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "leskes"
      },
      "expansion": "leske (plural leskes)",
      "name": "enm-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "flank (lateral flesh between the last rib and the hip)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "flank",
          "flank"
        ],
        [
          "lateral",
          "lateral#English"
        ],
        [
          "flesh",
          "flesh#English"
        ],
        [
          "rib",
          "rib#English"
        ],
        [
          "hip",
          "hip#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "East-Anglia",
        "Northern",
        "especially"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "groin (juncture between the torso and the thigh)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "groin",
          "groin"
        ],
        [
          "juncture",
          "juncture#English"
        ],
        [
          "torso",
          "torso#English"
        ],
        [
          "thigh",
          "thigh#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) groin (juncture between the torso and the thigh)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "East-Anglia",
        "Northern",
        "especially",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɛsk(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈleːsk(ə)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "leske"
}

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