harsk

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse harskr, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kars- (“to scratch, scrape, rub, card”). See also Middle Low German harsch (“hairy”), Russian короста (korosta, “to itch”), Old Church Slavonic краста (krasta).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /harsk/, [hɑːsɡ̊]

Adjective

harsk (neuter harsk or harskt, plural and definite singular attributive harske)

1. rancid
2. (adverbial) rancidly

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “harsh”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
• Pokorny, Julius (1959) “213”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 213