Old English · adjective
horsc
Normalised horsċ
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /xorʃ/[horˠʃ]
- Syllables
- xorʃ (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- quick-witteddirtyvaliantfoulquicksagacious
horsc1 · adjective
Senses
-
quick, ready, active, valiant
-
wise, sagacious, sharp, quick-witted
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | horsċ | horsċ | horsċ |
| Accusative | horsċne | horsċe | horsċ |
| Genitive | horsċes | horsċre | horsċes |
| Dative | horsċum | horsċre | horsċum |
| Instrumental | horsċe | horsċre | horsċe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | horsċe | horsċahorsċe | horsċ |
| Accusative | horsċe | horsċahorsċe | horsċ |
| Genitive | horsċra | horsċra | horsċra |
| Dative | horsċum | horsċum | horsċum |
| Instrumental | horsċum | horsċum | horsċum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | horsċa | horsċe | horsċe |
| Accusative | horsċan | horsċan | horsċe |
| Genitive | horsċan | horsċan | horsċan |
| Dative | horsċan | horsċan | horsċan |
| Instrumental | horsċan | horsċan | horsċan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | horsċan | horsċan | horsċan |
| Accusative | horsċan | horsċan | horsċan |
| Genitive | horsċrahorsċena | horsċrahorsċena | horsċrahorsċena |
| Dative | horsċum | horsċum | horsċum |
| Instrumental | horsċum | horsċum | horsċum |
horsc2 · adjective
Senses
-
foul, dirty
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | horsc | horsc | horsc |
| Accusative | horscne | horsce | horsc |
| Genitive | horsces | horscre | horsces |
| Dative | horscum | horscre | horscum |
| Instrumental | horsce | horscre | horsce |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | horsce | horscahorsce | horsc |
| Accusative | horsce | horscahorsce | horsc |
| Genitive | horscra | horscra | horscra |
| Dative | horscum | horscum | horscum |
| Instrumental | horscum | horscum | horscum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | horsca | horsce | horsce |
| Accusative | horscan | horscan | horsce |
| Genitive | horscan | horscan | horscan |
| Dative | horscan | horscan | horscan |
| Instrumental | horscan | horscan | horscan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | horscan | horscan | horscan |
| Accusative | horscan | horscan | horscan |
| Genitive | horscrahorscena | horscrahorscena | horscrahorscena |
| Dative | horscum | horscum | horscum |
| Instrumental | horscum | horscum | horscum |
All forms (20)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *horsk, from Proto-Germanic *hurskaz (“fast, quick, lively”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (“to run”). Doublet of hors.
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