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Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *uʀsorg, from Proto-Germanic *uzsurgaz, equivalent to or- + sorg.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
orsorg (superlative orsorgost)
- (with genitive) free from care or anxiety; worry-free
- (by extension) secure; prosperous
Declension[edit]
Declension of orsorg — Strong
Declension of orsorg — Weak
Synonyms[edit]
- (secure): sicor
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Middle English: orseoruh
References[edit]
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “or-sorg”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Categories:
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms prefixed with or-
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English adjectives