gærsum

Middle English

Noun

gærsum

  1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of gersom

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse gersemi, gørsemi (“treasure”), from gerr, gǫrr (“ready”) +‎ -semi (“-ness”), with the ending assimilated to native -sum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡær.sum/

Noun

gærsum m or f

  1. A treasure or valuable.
  2. (rare) A payment or fee.

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

References

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