gersom
Middle English
editAlternative forms
edit- garesome, garisoumme, garsum, gerssum, gersum, gersume, gersumme, gyrssyn
- gærsum, garsume (Early Middle English)
Etymology
editInherited from Old English gærsum, gersum, gærsuma, from Old Norse gersemi, gørsemi (“treasure”), from gerr, gǫrr (“ready”) + -semi (“-ness”), with the ending assimilated to native -sum. Compare garisoun.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgersom (plural gersoms)
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “gersum(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.