cusceote

Old English

Alternative forms

• cūsċote, cūsċute

Etymology

Uncertain; the traditional derivation from cū (“cow”) +‎ *sċeote (“shooter”, an otherwise unknown derivative of sċēotan (“to shoot”)) is somewhat semantically dubious.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuːˌʃo.te/

Noun

cūsċeote f

1. (zoology) woodpigeon, ringdove

Declension

Weak n-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	cūsċeote	cūsċeotan
accusative	cūsċeotan	cūsċeotan
genitive	cūsċeotan	cūsċeotena
dative	cūsċeotan	cūsċeotum

Synonyms

• culfre
• *dūfe

Descendants

• Middle English: cowschote, cowscott, cowshott, quysht, quyshte, quyst
  • English: cushat, quist, queest
  • Scots: cushat