eldertongue

Old English · noun

tusc

Normalised tūsc

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/tuːsk/
Syllables
tuːsk (1 syllable)
Modern English
tuskcaninetushcanine toothtooth

Meaning

  1. canine tooth

  2. tusk

    Ēac swylċe þǣr beoð cende Healfhundingas ðā syndon hātene Conopoenas. Hī habbað horses manan ⁊ eoferes tucxas ⁊ hunda hēafda, ⁊ heora oruð byð swylċe fȳres līġ.

    Born there, too, are the Half-Hounds, who are known as Conopoenas. They have a horse's mane and a boar's tusks and the heads of dogs, and their breath is like a fiery flame.

    Wonders of the East

Declension

Declension of tusc
SingularPlural
Nominative tūsctūscas
Accusative tūsctūscas
Genitive tūsċestūsca
Dative tūsċetūscum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *tunsk, from Proto-Germanic *tunþskaz.

Descendants

tush, tusk

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