angsum

Old English

Alternative forms

• ancsum, anxsum

Etymology

From ange +‎ -sum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑnɡ.sum/, [ˈɑŋɡ.sum]

Adjective

angsum

1. anxious
2. narrow

Declension

Declension of angsum — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	angsum	angsumu, angsumo	angsum
Accusative	angsumne	angsume	angsum
Genitive	angsumes	angsumre	angsumes
Dative	angsumum	angsumre	angsumum
Instrumental	angsume	angsumre	angsume
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	angsume	angsuma, angsume	angsumu, angsumo
Accusative	angsume	angsuma, angsume	angsumu, angsumo
Genitive	angsumra	angsumra	angsumra
Dative	angsumum	angsumum	angsumum
Instrumental	angsumum	angsumum	angsumum

Declension of angsum — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	angsuma	angsume	angsume
Accusative	angsuman	angsuman	angsume
Genitive	angsuman	angsuman	angsuman
Dative	angsuman	angsuman	angsuman
Instrumental	angsuman	angsuman	angsuman
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	angsuman	angsuman	angsuman
Accusative	angsuman	angsuman	angsuman
Genitive	angsumra, angsumena	angsumra, angsumena	angsumra, angsumena
Dative	angsumum	angsumum	angsumum
Instrumental	angsumum	angsumum	angsumum

Related terms

• angnes (“anxiety”)
• angsumian (“to vex, afflict”)
• angsume (“in trouble, in difficulties”)
• angsumlīċ (“troublesome, anxious”)
• angsumlīċe (“anxiously”)
• angsumnes (“anxiety”)

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “angsum”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• John R. Clark Hall (1916) “angsum”, in A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, New York: Macmillan