Where does “leske” come from?
leske (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Middle Low German leschen, from Old Saxon leskian, from Proto-West Germanic *laskijan, from Proto-Germanic laskijaną.
leske (Norwegian Bokmål): to quench, slake, refresh; to slake
Definitions
- to quench, slake, refresh; to slake
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