dosk
Middle English
Alternative forms
- dosc, dusk, duske, deosc, deosk, desk, deske
Etymology
From Old English dox, *dux, *deox, from Proto-Germanic *duskaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɔsk/, /ˈdusk/, /ˈdɛsk/
Adjective
dosk
- Dusky; not brightly or lightly-coloured.
Related terms
- dusken
Descendants
- English: dusk
- Scots: dosk (obsolete)
References
- “dusk (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-1-10.