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)

rancid
(adverbial) rancidly

References

Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “harsh”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Pokorny, Julius (1959) chapter 213, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 213

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