widmærsian

Old English

Alternative forms
  • wīdmērsian

Etymology

Equivalent to wīd +‎ mǣrsian.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwiːdˌmæːr.si.ɑn/, [ˈwiːdˌmæːrˠ.zi.ɑn]

Verb

wīdmǣrsian

  1. to spread knowledge or fame of something or somebody
  2. to proclaim, publish, celebrate

Conjugation
Conjugation of wīdmǣrsian (weak class 2)
infinitive wīdmǣrsian wīdmǣrsienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular wīdmǣrsiġe wīdmǣrsode
second person singular wīdmǣrsast wīdmǣrsodest
third person singular wīdmǣrsaþ wīdmǣrsode
plural wīdmǣrsiaþ wīdmǣrsodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular wīdmǣrsiġe wīdmǣrsode
plural wīdmǣrsiġen wīdmǣrsoden
imperative
singular wīdmǣrsa
plural wīdmǣrsiaþ
participle present past
wīdmǣrsiende (ġe)wīdmǣrsod

Derived terms

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
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