leax

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lahsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lakso-. Cognate with Old High German lahs (German Lachs), Old Norse lax (Swedish lax). The Indo-European root is also the source of Lithuanian lašiša, Latvian lasis, Russian лосо́сь (losósʹ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /læ͜ɑks/

Noun

leax m

a salmon

Declension

Declension of leax (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	leax	leaxas
accusative	leax	leaxas
genitive	leaxes	leaxa
dative	leaxe	leaxum

Descendants

Middle English: lax, lex
- English: lax
- Scots: lax

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