widmærsian

Old English

Alternative forms
  • wīdmērsian
  • ƿīdmǣrsian – wynn spelling

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 present past
1st-person singular wīdmǣrsiġe wīdmǣrsode
2nd-person singular wīdmǣrsast wīdmǣrsodest
3rd-person singular wīdmǣrsaþ wīdmǣrsode
plural wīdmǣrsiaþ wīdmǣrsodon
subjunctive present past
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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