esséirge

Old Irish

Alternative forms

  • eiséirge, eisséirge, eséirge, heséirge, esérge, esǽrge, æsærge, hesséirge, essérge

Etymology

From ess- +‎ éirge, a calque of Latin resurrectiō, itself a calque of Ancient Greek ἀνάστασις (anástasis).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈesʲeːrʲɣʲe]

Noun

esséirge n (genitive esséirgi)

  1. verbal noun of as·éirig
  2. resurrection

Declension

Neuter io-stem
singular dual plural
nominative esséirgeN
vocative esséirgeN
accusative esséirgeN
genitive esséirgiL
dative esséirgiuL, esséirguL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Quotations

  • c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 3c2
    tri chretim i nÍsu ꝉ isin beothu i táa Ísu íar n-esséirgu
    through belief in Jesus or in the life in which Jesus is after resurrection
  • c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 4a27
    Is hed didiu for·théit in spirut, in tain guidme-ni inducbáil dïar corp et dïar n-animm iar n-esséirgiu.
    Then the spirit helps when we pray for glory for our body and for our soul after resurrection.
  • c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 13b19
    Is súaichnid, manid chretid esséirge Críst et mortuorum, níb·noíbfea for n-ires in chruth sin et níb·scara fri bar pecthu.
    It is obvious, unless you pl believe in the resurrection of Christ and the dead, your faith will not sanctify you in that way and does not separate you from your sins.

Derived terms

  • comeisséirge (co-resurrection)

Descendants

  • Irish: aiséirí

Mutation

Mutation of esséirge
radical lenition nasalization
esséirge
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
esséirge n-esséirge

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading