Old English · noun

tysca

Normalised tysċa

Part of speech: noun, masculine
Declension: weak
IPA: /ˈtyʃ.ʃɑ/
Syllables: ˈtyʃ · ʃɑ (2 syllables)
Modern English: buzzard

Meaning

buzzard

Declension

Declension of tysca
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	tysċa	tysċan
Accusative	tysċan	tysċan
Genitive	tysċan	tysċena
Dative	tysċan	tysċum

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *tuskijō (literally “frog-catcher, frog-eater”), related to Old English tosċa (“frog, toad”) (compare Old English frysċa (“bittern”) from frosċ (“frog”)); or alternatively derived from Proto-West Germanic *tūsōn (“to ruffle”), related to Old English tysse (“coarse cloth”).

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