mærsian

Old English

Alternative forms

• mērsian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmæːr.si.ɑn/, [ˈmæːrˠ.zi.ɑn]

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

• ġemǣrsian
• mǣrsung f
• wīdmǣrsian

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