mærsian

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

By surface analysis, mǣre (“famous, renowned, illustrious”) +‎ -sian.

Pronunciation

Verb

mǣrsian

  1. to make great, extend
  2. to make known, spread knowledge of, declare, proclaim, announce
  3. to celebrate
  4. to perform a rite, ceremony, sacrament, etc.
  5. to exalt, praise, glorify

Conjugation

Conjugation of mǣrsian (weak class 2)
infinitive mǣrsian mǣrsienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular mǣrsiġe mǣrsode
second person singular mǣrsast mǣrsodest
third person singular mǣrsaþ mǣrsode
plural mǣrsiaþ mǣrsodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular mǣrsiġe mǣrsode
plural mǣrsiġen mǣrsoden
imperative
singular mǣrsa
plural mǣrsiaþ
participle present past
mǣrsiende (ġe)mǣrsod

Derived terms

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
  1. ^ Bammesberger, Alfred (1985) "Voice opposition in the system of Old English spirants" in Luick Revisited, edited by Dieter Kastovsky and Gero Bauer. page 123
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