fleis
Middle English
Noun
fleis
- alternative form of flees
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
fleis m (definite singular fleisen, indefinite plural fleiser, definite plural fleisene)
- (colloquial) face
Synonyms
References
- “fleis” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
fleis m (definite singular fleisen, indefinite plural fleisar, definite plural fleisane)
- (colloquial) face
Synonyms
References
- “fleis” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Scots
Verb
fleis
- 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
Noun
fleis n (no plural)
Derived terms
- bargefleis
- kowefleis
- laamsfleis
- skieppefleis
Further reading
- “fleis”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011