hasu
Japanese
Romanization
hasu
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hasu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxɑ.su/, [ˈhɑ.zu]
Adjective
hasu
- dusky; grey; ashen
- 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 24[1]:
- …Hwīlum iċ onhyrġe þone haswan earn, gūðfugles hlēoþor; hwīlum glidan reorde mūþe ġemǣne, hwīlum mǣwes song, þǣr iċ glado sitte.
- …Sometimes I imitate the grey eagle, a speech of war-bird; sometimes a kite's voice with common mouth, sometimes a gull's song when I sit gladful.
Usage notes
- Weak adjective forms are formed using has(e)w-.
Declension
Declension of hasu — Strong
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | hasu, haso | hasu, haso | hasu, haso |
Accusative | hasone | haswe | hasu, haso |
Genitive | haswes | hasore | haswes |
Dative | haswum | hasore | haswum |
Instrumental | haswe | hasore | haswe |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | haswe | haswa, haswe | hasu, haso |
Accusative | haswe | haswa, haswe | hasu, haso |
Genitive | hasora | hasora | hasora |
Dative | haswum | haswum | haswum |
Instrumental | haswum | haswum | haswum |
Declension of hasu — Weak
Derived terms
Descendants
- ⇒ Middle English: haswed