orsorg
Old English
Alternative forms
- orsorh
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *uzsurgaz, equivalent to or- + sorg.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈorˌsorɡ/, [ˈorˌsorˠɣ]
Adjective
orsorg
- (with genitive) Free from care or anxiety; worry-free
- (by extension) secure; prosperous
Declension
Declension of orsorg — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | orsorg | orsorg | orsorg |
| Accusative | orsorgne | orsorge | orsorg |
| Genitive | orsorges | orsorgre | orsorges |
| Dative | orsorgum | orsorgre | orsorgum |
| Instrumental | orsorge | orsorgre | orsorge |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | orsorge | orsorga, orsorge | orsorg |
| Accusative | orsorge | orsorga, orsorge | orsorg |
| Genitive | orsorgra | orsorgra | orsorgra |
| Dative | orsorgum | orsorgum | orsorgum |
| Instrumental | orsorgum | orsorgum | orsorgum |
Declension of orsorg — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | orsorga | orsorge | orsorge |
| Accusative | orsorgan | orsorgan | orsorge |
| Genitive | orsorgan | orsorgan | orsorgan |
| Dative | orsorgan | orsorgan | orsorgan |
| Instrumental | orsorgan | orsorgan | orsorgan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | orsorgan | orsorgan | orsorgan |
| Accusative | orsorgan | orsorgan | orsorgan |
| Genitive | orsorgra, orsorgena | orsorgra, orsorgena | orsorgra, orsorgena |
| Dative | orsorgum | orsorgum | orsorgum |
| Instrumental | orsorgum | orsorgum | orsorgum |
Synonyms
- (secure): sicor
Derived terms
- orsorglēas
- orsorglīċ
- orsorglīċe
- orsorgness
Descendants
- Middle English: orseoruh
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “or-sorg”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.