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

1. 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.