garsecg

Old English

The Pacific Ocean's floor as taken by NASA

Etymology

Often taken to be a compound of gār +‎ seċġ, literally “spearman”. Could also be be analysable as a compound of gāres (“spear's, promontory's”) +‎ eċġ (“edge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑːrˌsejj/, [ˈɡɑːrˌsed͡ʒ]

Noun

gārseċġ m

1. ocean

Declension

Declension of garsecg (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	gārseċġ	gārseċġas
accusative	gārseċġ	gārseċġas
genitive	gārseċġes	gārseċġa
dative	gārseċġe	gārseċġum

See also

• ēa (“river”)
• mere (“lake”)
• sǣ (“sea”)
• strēam (“stream”)

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “garsecg”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.