meolc

Old English

Alternative forms

meoloc, meoluc, milc

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *meluk, from Proto-Germanic *meluks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-. See there for cognates.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /me͜olk/, [me͜oɫk]

Noun

meolc f

milk

Declension

Declension of meolc (strong i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	meolc	meolce, meolca
accusative	meolc, meolce	meolce, meolca
genitive	meolce	meolca
dative	meolce	meolcum

Derived terms

melc
melcan
meolchwīt
sūr meolc
þiccu meolc
þynnu meolc

Descendants

Middle English: milk, milke, milc; melke, melc; mulk, mulc
- English: milk
- Scots: milk, melk, mylk
- Yola: mulk

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