orsorg
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *uʀsorg, from Proto-Germanic *uzsurgaz, equivalent to or- + sorg.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
orsorg (superlative orsorgost)
- (with genitive) free from care or anxiety; worry-free
- (by extension) secure; prosperous
Declension edit
Declension of orsorg — Strong
Declension of orsorg — Weak
Synonyms edit
- (secure): sicor
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Middle English: orseoruh
References edit
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “or-sorg”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.