gærsum
Middle English
Noun
gærsum
- (Early Middle English) alternative form of gersom
Old English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old Norse gersemi, gørsemi (“treasure”), from gerr, gǫrr (“ready”) + -semi (“-ness”), with the ending assimilated to native -sum.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡær.sum/
Noun
gærsum m or f
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | gærsum | gærsumas |
| accusative | gærsum | gærsumas |
| genitive | gærsumes | gærsuma |
| dative | gærsume | gærsumum |
Strong ō-stem:
| 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)
References
- Angus Cameron, Ashley Crandell Amos, Antonette diPaolo Healey, editors (2018), “gærsum, gærsuma, gærsume”, in Dictionary of Old English: A to Le , Toronto: University of Toronto, →OCLC.
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡær.sum/, [ˈɡærˠ.zum]
Noun
gærsum n
- dative plural of gærs