Gár-leác

Old English Dictionary Entry

Gár-leác

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: es; Related words:

Definitions

1 gár-leác

n. [gár a spear, leác a leek : from its tapering acute leaves] GARLIC; allium :-- Gárleác allium, Ælfc. Gl. 41; Som. 63, 111; Wrt. Voc. 30, 59 : 286, 6. Genim gárleáces þreó heáfdu take three heads of garlic, L. M. 2, 32; Lchdm. ii. 234, 19. Gárleáces iii clufe three cloves of garlic, 3, 62; Lchdm. ii. 350, 8. Nim gárleáces gódne dǽl take a good deal of garlic, Lchdm. iii. 12, 15. Nim gárleác take garlic, L. M. 1, 47; Lchdm. ii. 118, 12 : 1, 58; Lchdm. ii. 128, 10 : 1, 63; Lchdm. ii. 138, 3 : 2, 56; Lchdm. ii. 276, 15. Wið gárleác gemenged mingled with garlic, L. M. 1, 31; Lchdm. ii. 72, 4. [Icel. geirlaukr.] gar-leac

Runic Inscription

ᚷᚪᚱ-ᛚᛖᚪᚳ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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