horsc
Old English
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *hurskaz (“fast, quick, lively”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (“to run”). Doublet of hors.
Adjective
horsċ
- quick, ready, active, valiant
- wise, sagacious, sharp, quick-witted
Declension
| Weak | Strong | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| case | singular | plural | case | singular | plural | ||||||||
| m | n | f | m | n | f | m | n | f | |||||
| nominative | horsċa | horsċe | horsċe | horsċan | nom. | horsċ | horsċ | horsċu | horsċe | horsċu, -e | horsċa, -e | ||
| accusative | horsċan | horsċe | horsċan | acc. | horsċne | horsċ | horsċe | horsċe | horsċu, -e | horsċa, -e | |||
| genitive | horsċan | horsċra, horsċena | gen. | horsċes | horsċes | horsċre | horsċra | ||||||
| dative | horsċan | horsċum | dat. | horsċum | horsċum | horsċre | horsċum | ||||||
| instrumental | horsċe | ||||||||||||
Derived terms
- horsċlīċe
References
- horsċ in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
Adjective
horsc
- foul, dirty
Declension
| Weak | Strong | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| case | singular | plural | case | singular | plural | ||||||||
| m | n | f | m | n | f | m | n | f | |||||
| nominative | horsca | horsce | horsce | horscan | nom. | horsc | horsc | horscu | horsce | horscu, -e | horsca, -e | ||
| accusative | horscan | horsce | horscan | acc. | horscne | horsc | horsce | horsce | horscu, -e | horsca, -e | |||
| genitive | horscan | horscra, horscena | gen. | horsces | horsces | horscre | horscra | ||||||
| dative | horscan | horscum | dat. | horscum | horscum | horscre | horscum | ||||||
| instrumental | horsce | ||||||||||||
References
- horsc in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary