"leac" meaning in Old English

See leac in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /læ͜ɑːk/
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *lauk, from Proto-Germanic *laukaz. Cognate with Old Saxon lōk (Low German Look), Dutch look, Old High German louh (German Lauch), Old Norse laukr (Danish løg, Swedish lök, Icelandic laukur). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*lauk|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-West Germanic *lauk, {{inh+|ang|gmw-pro|*lauk}} Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *lauk, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*laukaz}} Proto-Germanic *laukaz, {{cog|osx|lōk}} Old Saxon lōk, {{cog|nds|Look}} Low German Look, {{cog|nl|look}} Dutch look, {{cog|goh|louh}} Old High German louh, {{cog|de|Lauch}} German Lauch, {{cog|non|laukr}} Old Norse laukr, {{cog|da|løg}} Danish løg, {{cog|sv|lök}} Swedish lök, {{cog|is|laukur}} Icelandic laukur Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=n|g2=|g3=|head=lēac|head2=|sort=}} lēac n, {{ang-noun|n|head=lēac}} lēac n Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|lēac}}, {{ang-decl-noun|lēac|lēac|lēac|lēac|lēaces|lēaca|lēace|lēacum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: lēac [canonical, neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], lēac [nominative, singular], lēac [nominative, plural], lēac [accusative, singular], lēac [accusative, plural], lēaces [genitive, singular], lēaca [genitive, plural], lēace [dative, singular], lēacum [dative, plural], *lǣc [alternative], lāec [alternative], lēc [alternative]
  1. (generally) An allium; a plant of the genus Allium.
    Sense id: en-leac-ang-noun-isAF-MDu Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53
  2. (specifically) A leek (Allium ampeloprasum) or garlic (Allium sativum). Tags: specifically Categories (lifeform): Alliums, Vegetables
    Sense id: en-leac-ang-noun-VDV~0-kw Disambiguation of Alliums: 45 55 Disambiguation of Vegetables: 28 72 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ċīpelēac, croplēac, gārlēac, hollēac, hwītlēac, lēactūn Related terms: *hūslēac, ynnelēac
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      "ipa": "/læ͜ɑːk/"
    }
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}

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