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Japanese
Romanization
hasu
- Rōmaji transcription of はす
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hasu.
Pronunciation
Adjective
hasu
- dusky; grey; ashen
10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 24:…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
Declension of hasu — Weak
Derived terms
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