mærsung

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Equivalent to mǣrsian +‎ -ung.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmæːr.sunɡ/, [ˈmæːrˠ.zuŋɡ]

Noun[edit]

mǣrsung f (nominative plural mǣrsunga)

  1. making known, report, rumor
  2. fame, renown, celebrity
  3. celebration of a festival, rite, etc.
  4. making great, magnifying, glorification
  5. greatness, magnificence, excellence, honor, favor

Declension[edit]

Declension of mærsung (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative mǣrsung mǣrsunga, mǣrsunge
accusative mǣrsunge mǣrsunga, mǣrsunge
genitive mǣrsunge mǣrsunga
dative mǣrsunge mǣrsungum

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1882
  • T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Supplement, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1921
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