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harsh

/ˈhɑːʃ/HAHRSH
/ˈhɑɹʃ/HAHRSH

Meaningrancid, rough

Common meaning: rough, severe

Journey through time

  1. Danishharsk‘rancid’source
  2. Middle Englishmeaning shiftsrancid → rough to the touchharsk‘rough to the touch’source
  3. Englishharsh‘rough, severe’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Danish harsk ‘rancid, rough’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry HARSH, p. 256 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • harsk Danish “rancid, rough”

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