orsorg

Old English

Alternative forms

• orsorh

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *uzsurgaz, equivalent to or- +‎ sorg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈorˌsorɡ/, [ˈorˌsorˠɣ]

Adjective

orsorg

1. (with genitive) Free from care or anxiety; worry-free
2. (by extension) secure; prosperous

Declension

Declension of orsorg — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	orsorg	orsorg	orsorg
Accusative	orsorgne	orsorge	orsorg
Genitive	orsorges	orsorgre	orsorges
Dative	orsorgum	orsorgre	orsorgum
Instrumental	orsorge	orsorgre	orsorge
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	orsorge	orsorga, orsorge	orsorg
Accusative	orsorge	orsorga, orsorge	orsorg
Genitive	orsorgra	orsorgra	orsorgra
Dative	orsorgum	orsorgum	orsorgum
Instrumental	orsorgum	orsorgum	orsorgum

Declension of orsorg — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	orsorga	orsorge	orsorge
Accusative	orsorgan	orsorgan	orsorge
Genitive	orsorgan	orsorgan	orsorgan
Dative	orsorgan	orsorgan	orsorgan
Instrumental	orsorgan	orsorgan	orsorgan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	orsorgan	orsorgan	orsorgan
Accusative	orsorgan	orsorgan	orsorgan
Genitive	orsorgra, orsorgena	orsorgra, orsorgena	orsorgra, orsorgena
Dative	orsorgum	orsorgum	orsorgum
Instrumental	orsorgum	orsorgum	orsorgum

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^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.