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Old English · verb

mærsian

Normalised mǣrsian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈmæːr.si.ɑn/
[ˈmæːrˠ.zi.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈmæːr · si · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
sacramentceremony

Meaning

  1. to make great, extend

  2. to make known, spread knowledge of, declare, proclaim, announce

  3. to celebrate

  4. to perform a rite, ceremony, sacrament, etc.

  5. to exalt, praise, glorify

Conjugation

Conjugation of mærsian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular mǣrsiġemǣrsode
2nd singular mǣrsastmǣrsodest
3rd singular mǣrsaþmǣrsode
Plural mǣrsiaþmǣrsodon
Subjunctive
Singular mǣrsiġemǣrsode
Plural mǣrsiġenmǣrsoden
Non-finite forms of mærsian
Form
Infinitive mǣrsian
Inflected infinitive mǣrsienne
Imperative singular mǣrsa
Imperative plural mǣrsiaþ
Present participle mǣrsiende
Past participle mǣrsodġemǣrsod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mārisōn. By surface analysis, mǣre (“famous, renowned, illustrious”) + -sian.

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