fleis

Middle English

Noun

fleis

1. Alternative form of flees

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

fleis m (definite singular fleisen, indefinite plural fleiser, definite plural fleisene)

1. (colloquial) face

Synonyms

• andlet, ansikt, fjes

References

• “fleis” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

fleis m (definite singular fleisen, indefinite plural fleisar, definite plural fleisane)

1. (colloquial) face

Synonyms

• andlet, ansikt, fjes

References

• “fleis” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Scots

Verb

fleis

1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of flei

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian flāsk, from Proto-West Germanic *flaiski. Cognates include English flesh and Dutch vlees.

Pronunciation

• (Clay) IPA^(key): /flai̯s/
• (Wood) IPA^(key): /flɛi̯s/

Noun

fleis n (no plural)

1. meat

Derived terms

• bargefleis
• kowefleis
• laamsfleis
• skieppefleis

Further reading

• “fleis”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011