widmærsian

Old English

Alternative forms

• wīdmērsian

Etymology

Equivalent to wīd +‎ mǣrsian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwiːdˌmæːr.si.ɑn/, [ˈwiːdˌmæːrˠ.zi.ɑn]

Verb

wīdmǣrsian

1. to spread knowledge or fame of something or somebody
2. to proclaim, publish, celebrate

Conjugation

Conjugation of wīdmǣrsian (weak class 2)

infinitive	wīdmǣrsian	wīdmǣrsienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	wīdmǣrsiġe	wīdmǣrsode
second person singular	wīdmǣrsast	wīdmǣrsodest
third person singular	wīdmǣrsaþ	wīdmǣrsode
plural	wīdmǣrsiaþ	wīdmǣrsodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	wīdmǣrsiġe	wīdmǣrsode
plural	wīdmǣrsiġen	wīdmǣrsoden
imperative
singular	wīdmǣrsa
plural	wīdmǣrsiaþ
participle	present	past
	wīdmǣrsiende	(ġe)wīdmǣrsod

Derived terms

• ġewīdmǣrsian
• wīdmǣrsung f

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