garleac

Old English edit

Gārlēaces gōd dǣl

Alternative forms edit

gārlēc — Anglian

Etymology edit

From gār (“spear”) +‎ lēac (“leek”). Compare Old Norse geirlaukr (“garlic”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑːrˌlæ͜ɑːk/

Noun edit

gārlēac n

garlic

Declension edit

Declension of garleac (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	gārlēac	gārlēac
accusative	gārlēac	gārlēac
genitive	gārlēaces	gārlēaca
dative	gārlēace	gārlēacum

Descendants edit

Middle English: garlek
- English: garlic
- Scots: garlek, garlik
→ Middle Irish: gáirleóg
- Irish: gairleog

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