eldertongue

Old English · adjective

hasu

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈxɑ.su/
[ˈhɑ.zu]
Syllables
ˈxɑ · su (2 syllables)
Modern English
duskyashengrey

Meaning

  1. dusky; grey; ashen

    …Hwīlum iċ onhyrġe þone haswan earn, gūðfugles hlēoþor; hwīlum glidan reorde mūþe ġemǣne, hwīlum mǣwes song, þǣr iċ glado sitte.

    …Sometimes I imitate the grey eagle, a speech of war-bird; sometimes a kite's voice with common mouth, sometimes a gull's song when I sit gladful.

    10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 24:

Declension

Strong declension of hasu
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative hasuhasohasuhasohasuhaso
Accusative hasonehaswehasuhaso
Genitive hasweshasorehaswes
Dative haswumhasorehaswum
Instrumental haswehasorehaswe
Plural
Nominative haswehaswahaswehasuhaso
Accusative haswehaswahaswehasuhaso
Genitive hasorahasorahasora
Dative haswumhaswumhaswum
Instrumental haswumhaswumhaswum
Weak declension of hasu
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative haswahaswehaswe
Accusative haswanhaswanhaswe
Genitive haswanhaswanhaswan
Dative haswanhaswanhaswan
Instrumental haswanhaswanhaswan
Plural
Nominative haswanhaswanhaswan
Accusative haswanhaswanhaswan
Genitive hasorahaswenahasorahaswenahasorahaswena
Dative haswumhaswumhaswum
Instrumental haswumhaswumhaswum

All forms (11)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hasu.

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