garleac

Old English

Gārlēaces gōd dǣl

Alternative forms

gaarleec

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑːrˌlæ͜ɑːk/

Noun

gārlēac n

garlic

Declension

Declension of garleac (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

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