mersc

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Middle English

Noun

mersc

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of merssh

Old English

Alternative forms

merisċ

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *marisk (“lake-like, marshy”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /merʃ/,

Noun

mersċ m

a marsh, bog, or swamp

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	mersċ	mersċas
accusative	mersċ	mersċas
genitive	mersċes	mersċa
dative	mersċe	mersċum

Derived terms

mersċiġ (“marshy”)
mersċland (“marshland”)
mersċmealwe (“marshmallow”)

Descendants

Middle English: merssh, marsch, marsh, merche, mersch, mersh, mershe, merss, mersc
- English: marsh, merse
- Scots: mersk, merse

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