Middle English Dictionary Entry
tuskī(e adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | tuskī(e adj. |
| Etymology | From tusk n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Having tusks, tusked.
Associated quotations
- c1450 Lydg.FP (Ryl Eng 2)1.4914 : Tusky [vr. tuskye; Bod: In this wise the tusshi boor was slayn].
- c1485 Lydg.ST (Add 5140)3597 : Tussky [Arun: Grekys..in her cruel rage, with houndes slowe al that was sauage..the fatte swyn and þe trusshy boor].