gærsum

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Middle English

Noun

gærsum

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of gersom

Old English

Alternative forms

gærsam, gersum, gyrsum
gærsuma, gersuma — weak

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse gersemi, gørsemi (“treasure”), from gerr, gǫrr (“ready”) +‎ -semi (“-ness”), with the ending assimilated to native -sum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡær.sum/

Noun

gærsum m or f

A treasure or valuable.
(rare) A payment or fee.

Declension

Declension of gærsum (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	gærsum	gærsumas
accusative	gærsum	gærsumas
genitive	gærsumes	gærsuma
dative	gærsume	gærsumum

Declension of gærsum (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	gærsum	gærsuma, gærsume
accusative	gærsume	gærsuma, gærsume
genitive	gærsume	gærsuma
dative	gærsume	gærsumum

Descendants

Middle English: gersom, garesome, garisoumme, garsum, gerssum, gersum, gersume, gersumme, gyrssyn, gærsum, garsume (Early Middle English)
- English: gersum, grassum
- Scots: grassum (obsolete)

References

Angus Cameron, Ashley Crandell Amos, Antonette diPaolo Healey, editors (2018), “gærsum, gærsuma, gærsume”, in Dictionary of Old English: A to I ⁠‎, Toronto: University of Toronto, →OCLC.

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