"flæsc" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /flæːʃ/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *flaiski. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*flaiski}} Proto-West Germanic *flaiski Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=n|g2=|g3=|head=flǣsċ|head2=|sort=}} flǣsċ n, {{ang-noun|n|head=flǣsċ}} flǣsċ n Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-i-n|flǣsċ}}, {{ang-decl-noun|flǣsċ|flǣsċ|flǣsċ|flǣsċ|flǣsċes|flǣsċa|flǣsċe|flǣsċum|num=|title=|type=strong i-stem}} Forms: flǣsċ [canonical, neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], flǣsċ [nominative, singular], flǣsċ [nominative, plural], flǣsċ [accusative, singular], flǣsċ [accusative, plural], flǣsċes [genitive, singular], flǣsċa [genitive, plural], flǣsċe [dative, singular], flǣsċum [dative, plural]
  1. flesh
    Sense id: en-flæsc-ang-noun-y423867r
  2. meat
    Sense id: en-flæsc-ang-noun-WdbWFDH8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: flǣsċhūs, flǣsċmete
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        {
          "english": "Moses also said about the same thing, \"My sword eats flesh.\"",
          "text": "late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care\nEft cwæþ Mōȳses be þām ilcan, \"Mīn sweord itt flǣsċ.\"",
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          "text": "late 10th century, Life of Malchus\nUncer mete wæs healfsoden flǣsċ and uncer wǣta wæs olfenda meolc.",
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          "english": "Moses also said about the same thing, \"My sword eats flesh.\"",
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  "word": "flæsc"
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