"flask" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈflask(ə)/ Forms: flaskes [plural], flaske [alternative]
Etymology: From Anglo-Norman flascon, from Frankish *flaskā, from Proto-Germanic *flaskǭ. Reinforced by existing Old English flasce, from the same source. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|xno|flascon}} Anglo-Norman flascon, {{der|enm|frk|*flaskā}} Frankish *flaskā, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*flaskǭ}} Proto-Germanic *flaskǭ, {{cog|ang|flasce}} Old English flasce Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} flask, {{enm-noun|pl=flaskes}} flask (plural flaskes), {{tlb|enm|rare}} (rare)
  1. A small barrel for beer storage. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-flask-enm-noun-iNRVuSux Categories (other): Beer Disambiguation of Beer: 99 1
  2. A container for the storage of garments. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-flask-enm-noun-J5GjxMaE Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Containers Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of Containers: 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: flasket

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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