mærsung

Old English

Alternative forms

• mērsung

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

Declension of mærsung (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	mǣrsung	mǣrsunga, mǣrsunge
accusative	mǣrsunge	mǣrsunga, mǣrsunge
genitive	mǣrsunge	mǣrsunga
dative	mǣrsunge	mǣrsungum

Derived terms

• mǣrsungtīma m

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