*ēsą

Runic: ᛖᛊᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈɛː.sɑ̃/

noun · neuter · a-stem

Meanings

food, carrion
prey; bait

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁ēd-s-om, from a lengthened grade form of *h₁ed- (‘to eat’). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *ěsa (‘food, dish’) and Tocharian B yetse (‘skin’). Related to *etaną.

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	ēsą	ēsō
Acc.	ēsą	ēsō
Gen.	ēsas, ēsis	ēsǫ̂
Dat.	ēsai	ēsamaz
Inst.	ēsō	ēsamiz
Voc.	ēsą	ēsō

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Descendants

*ās (Proto-West Germanic)
- *ās (Old Dutch)
  - aes (Middle Dutch)
    - aas (Dutch)
*ās (Proto-West Germanic)
- ǣs (Old English)
  - easse (English)
*ās (Proto-West Germanic)
- ēs (Old Frisian)
  - Oas, Äise (Saterland Frisian)
  - ies (West Frisian)
*ās (Proto-West Germanic)
- ās (Old High German)
  - ās (Middle High German)
    - Aas (German)
*ās (Proto-West Germanic)
- ās, angulās (Old Saxon)
  - as (Swedish)

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