horsc

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *hurskaz (“fast, quick, lively”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (“to run”). Doublet of hors.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xorʃ/, [horˠʃ]

Adjective

horsċ

1. quick, ready, active, valiant
2. wise, sagacious, sharp, quick-witted

Declension

Declension of horsċ — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	horsċ	horsċ	horsċ
Accusative	horsċne	horsċe	horsċ
Genitive	horsċes	horsċre	horsċes
Dative	horsċum	horsċre	horsċum
Instrumental	horsċe	horsċre	horsċe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	horsċe	horsċa, horsċe	horsċ
Accusative	horsċe	horsċa, horsċe	horsċ
Genitive	horsċra	horsċra	horsċra
Dative	horsċum	horsċum	horsċum
Instrumental	horsċum	horsċum	horsċum

Declension of horsċ — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	horsċa	horsċe	horsċe
Accusative	horsċan	horsċan	horsċe
Genitive	horsċan	horsċan	horsċan
Dative	horsċan	horsċan	horsċan
Instrumental	horsċan	horsċan	horsċan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	horsċan	horsċan	horsċan
Accusative	horsċan	horsċan	horsċan
Genitive	horsċra, horsċena	horsċra, horsċena	horsċra, horsċena
Dative	horsċum	horsċum	horsċum
Instrumental	horsċum	horsċum	horsċum

Derived terms

• horsċlīċe

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “horsċ”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xorsk/, [horˠsk]

Adjective

horsc

1. foul, dirty

Declension

Declension of horsc — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	horsc	horsc	horsc
Accusative	horscne	horsce	horsc
Genitive	horsces	horscre	horsces
Dative	horscum	horscre	horscum
Instrumental	horsce	horscre	horsce
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	horsce	horsca, horsce	horsc
Accusative	horsce	horsca, horsce	horsc
Genitive	horscra	horscra	horscra
Dative	horscum	horscum	horscum
Instrumental	horscum	horscum	horscum

Declension of horsc — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	horsca	horsce	horsce
Accusative	horscan	horscan	horsce
Genitive	horscan	horscan	horscan
Dative	horscan	horscan	horscan
Instrumental	horscan	horscan	horscan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	horscan	horscan	horscan
Accusative	horscan	horscan	horscan
Genitive	horscra, horscena	horscra, horscena	horscra, horscena
Dative	horscum	horscum	horscum
Instrumental	horscum	horscum	horscum

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “horsċ”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[2], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “horsc”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[3], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.