garleac

Old English

Gārlēaces gōd dǣl

Alternative forms

• gārlēc — Anglian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑːrˌlæ͜ɑːk/

Noun

gārlēac n

1. garlic

Declension

Declension of gārlēac (strong a-stem)

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

Descendants

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