Dusk

Morpheme

Dusk

Type

free base

Denotation

time between sunset and darkness, tending to darkness

Etymology

Middle English dusk, dosk, dusken; possibly from Old English dox, doxian

Evidence

adusk, dusk, duskdarter, dusker, duskest, duskhawk, duskier, duskiest, duskish, duskless, dusklight, duskly, duskness, dusks, dusktime, dusky, predusk