orsorg
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *uʀsorg, from Proto-Germanic *uzsurgaz, equivalent to or- + sorg.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈorˌsorɡ/, [ˈorˌsorˠɣ]
Adjective
orsorg (superlative orsorgost)
- (with genitive) free from care or anxiety; worry-free
- (by extension) secure; prosperous
Declension
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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.
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