Rask
/rɑːsk/noun
Brisk, vigorous, or healthy, especially in Scots and northern dialect English.
Did you know?Rask survives mainly in Scots and northern dialects, reflecting centuries of linguistic contact between English speakers and Scandinavian settlers.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Germanic
*raskaz
“Vigorous, bold, or energetic; a reconstructed ancestral form”
Old Norse
Old Norse
rǫskr
“Brave, vigorous, or valiant”
Middle Scots
Scots
rask
“Brisk, lively, or energetic”
16th Century
Scots
rask
“Healthy, active, or vigorous”
Modern English
English
rask
“Brisk or robust, chiefly dialectal and Scots”