*rūskōną

Runic: ᚱᚢᛊᚲᛟᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈruːs.kɔː.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 2

Meanings

to make a noise; whiz; whirr
to startle

Etymology

Uncertain, though apparently onomatopoeic of leaves moving in the wind.

Others have taken the word as a variant (with formative k) of *rūsōną (‘to storm, whiz, roar, make a noise, be fierce’), from Proto-Indo-European *rews-, *rewH- (‘to move, drive, agitate’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	rūskō	rūskǭ	–
2nd singular	rūskōsi	rūskōs	rūskō
3rd singular	rūskōþi	rūskō	rūskōþau
1st dual	rūskōs	rūskōw	–
2nd dual	rūskōþiz	rūskōþiz	rūskōþiz
1st plural	rūskōmaz	rūskōm	–
2nd plural	rūskōþ	rūskōþ	rūskōþ
3rd plural	rūskōnþi	rūskōn	rūskōnþau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	rūskōi	–
2nd singular	rūskōsai	rūskōsau
3rd singular	rūskōþai	rūskōþau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	rūskōnþai	rūskōnþau
2nd plural	rūskōnþai	rūskōnþau
3rd plural	rūskōnþai	rūskōnþau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	rūskōdǭ	rūskōdēdį̄
2nd singular	rūskōdēz	rūskōdēdīz
3rd singular	rūskōdē	rūskōdēdī
1st dual	rūskōdēdū	rūskōdēdīw
2nd dual	rūskōdēdudiz	rūskōdēdīdiz
1st plural	rūskōdēdum	rūskōdēdīm
2nd plural	rūskōdēdud	rūskōdēdīd
3rd plural	rūskōdēdun	rūskōdēdīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
rūskōną	rūskōndz	rūskōdaz

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Descendants

*rūsċian (Old English)
- ruschen, rushen (Middle English)
  - rush (English)
  - rousch, rusch, rush (Scots)
*rūskia (Old Frisian)
- ruuskje, rúuskje (Saterland Frisian)
*rūskōn (Old Saxon)
- rûschen, rûsken, rusken (Middle Low German)
  - ruuschen, rüüschen (German Low German)
  - rusken (Low German)
*rūskōn (Old Dutch)
- ruuschen (Middle Dutch)
  - ruisen (Dutch)
*rūskōn (Old High German)
- rūschen, riuschen (Middle High German)
  - rauschen (German)
  - rausche (Hunsrik)
*rūskōn (Old High German)
- rūschen, riuschen (Middle High German)
  - geriusche (Middle High German)
    - Grüüsch (Alemannic German)
    - Geräusch (German)

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