mersc

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Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

mersc

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of merssh

Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

merisċ

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *marisk (“lake-like, marshy”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /merʃ/, [merˠʃ]

Noun[edit]

mersċ m

a marsh, bog, or swamp

Declension[edit]

Declension of mersc (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	mersċ	mersċas
accusative	mersċ	mersċas
genitive	mersċes	mersċa
dative	mersċe	mersċum

Derived terms[edit]

mersċiġ

Descendants[edit]

Middle English: merssh, marsch, marsh, merche, mersch, mersh, mershe, merss; mersc
- English: marsh
- Scots: mersk, merse

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