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.

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