"flesh" meaning in Middle English

See flesh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /flɛːʃ/, /flɛʃ/
Etymology: Inherited from Old English flǣsċ, from Proto-West Germanic *flaiski, from Proto-Germanic *flaiski, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁ḱ- (“to tear, peel off”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|flǣsċ|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English flǣsċ, {{inh+|enm|ang|flǣsċ}} Inherited from Old English flǣsċ, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*flaiski}} Proto-West Germanic *flaiski, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*flaiski}} Proto-Germanic *flaiski, {{der|enm|ine-pro|*pleh₁ḱ-||to tear, peel off}} Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁ḱ- (“to tear, peel off”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} flesh, {{enm-noun|-}} flesh (uncountable)
  1. flesh (especially that of a mammal) Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-flesh-enm-noun-nZ-DoFmn
  2. (Christianity, theology) A communion wafer Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Christianity, Theology, Meats
    Sense id: en-flesh-enm-noun-5ciuq9jI Disambiguation of Meats: 1 62 5 21 4 3 5 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 10 0 5 1 18 18 0 1 6 2 4 2 4 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 19 1 0 0 0 1 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 0 5 2 19 19 0 1 6 2 3 2 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 18 1 0 0 0 1 Topics: Christianity, lifestyle, religion, theology
  3. (anatomy) A muscle Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-flesh-enm-noun-nvD50Odg Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  4. meat, flesh for consumption Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-flesh-enm-noun-b1u~-xO7
  5. A human or being Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-flesh-enm-noun-BeurrwDB
  6. The body, physical existence, nature (especially that of a human) Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-flesh-enm-noun-G0-XsPhP
  7. sexual intercourse, copulation Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Sex
    Sense id: en-flesh-enm-noun-G-KUIQG8 Disambiguation of Sex: 1 9 4 4 1 5 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: flech, fleesh, fleisch, fleische, fleish, flesch, flesche, fless, flessh, flæsc, flæsch, flæsh [Early-Middle-English]

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