mærsung

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Equivalent to mǣrsian +‎ -ung.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative mǣrsung mǣrsunga, mǣrsunge
accusative mǣrsunge mǣrsunga, mǣrsunge
genitive mǣrsunge mǣrsunga
dative mǣrsunge mǣrsungum

Derived terms

References

  • 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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