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Rask

American  
[rask, rahsk] / ræsk, rɑsk /

noun

  1. Rasmus Christian 1787–1832, Danish philologist.


Rask British  
/ rasɡ /

noun

  1. Rasmus Christian (ˈrasmus ˈkresdjan). 1787–1832, Danish philologist. He pioneered comparative philology with his work on Old Norse (1818)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"My hope is for our country to be independent and well-managed and not be bought," said Inuit writer and musician, Sivnîssoq Rask.

From BBC Jan. 14, 2026

Defender Lilli Rask spent two years at Oregon but never started; at Irvine, she appeared in every game this season.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 14, 2023

With the core of Zdeno Chara, Patrice Bergeron, Brad Marchand and Tuukka Rask, Cassidy brought the team to the cusp of another title in 2019 before losing to St. Louis in seven games.

From Washington Times Jun. 6, 2022

Then came the era of the Finnish goaltenders, like Tuukka Rask and Pekka Rinne, and finally the Swedes, led by Henrik Lundqvist, another superstar Ranger.

From New York Times Jun. 5, 2022

The next step of importance was taken by Rask in 1826, who discovered the termination of the genitive plural and the true reading of the title 'Achaemenian.'

From A Primer of Assyriology by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce

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