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Aas.

carrion (perished animal, especially as food for scavengers)

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Meaning & usage

noun/aːs/[ʔäːs]
  1. carrion (perished animal, especially as food for scavengers)

    collective · neuter · strong · uncountable · usually
  2. bait

    archaic · neuter · strong
  3. a word for a person or animal, often implying insubordination and/or cunning, but also used affectionately for someone cheeky or shrewd

    colloquial · derogatory · mildly · neuter · strong
    ein raffiniertes, kleines Aas
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German ās (“carrion, bait”), from Old High German *ās, from Proto-Germanic *ēsą. Later merged with Middle High German āȥ (“food”), from Old High German āȥ, from Proto-West Germanic *āt, from Proto-Germanic *ētą. Both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- (“to eat”).

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