weorcsum

Old English

Etymology

From weorc (“labour, travail, pain, grief”) +‎ -sum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwe͜ork.sum/, [ˈwe͜orˠk.sum]

Adjective

weorcsum

1. painful, grievous, noxious

Declension

Declension of weorcsum — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	weorcsum	weorcsumu, weorcsmu, weorcsumo, weorcsmo	weorcsum
Accusative	weorcsumne	weorcsume, weorcsme	weorcsum
Genitive	weorcsumes, weorcsmes	weorcsumre	weorcsumes, weorcsmes
Dative	weorcsumum, weorcsmum	weorcsumre	weorcsumum, weorcsmum
Instrumental	weorcsume, weorcsme	weorcsumre	weorcsume, weorcsme
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	weorcsume, weorcsme	weorcsuma, weorcsma, weorcsume, weorcsme	weorcsumu, weorcsmu, weorcsumo, weorcsmo
Accusative	weorcsume, weorcsme	weorcsuma, weorcsma, weorcsume, weorcsme	weorcsumu, weorcsmu, weorcsumo, weorcsmo
Genitive	weorcsumra	weorcsumra	weorcsumra
Dative	weorcsumum, weorcsmum	weorcsumum, weorcsmum	weorcsumum, weorcsmum
Instrumental	weorcsumum, weorcsmum	weorcsumum, weorcsmum	weorcsumum, weorcsmum

Declension of weorcsum — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	weorcsuma, weorcsma	weorcsume, weorcsme	weorcsume, weorcsme
Accusative	weorcsuman, weorcsman	weorcsuman, weorcsman	weorcsume, weorcsme
Genitive	weorcsuman, weorcsman	weorcsuman, weorcsman	weorcsuman, weorcsman
Dative	weorcsuman, weorcsman	weorcsuman, weorcsman	weorcsuman, weorcsman
Instrumental	weorcsuman, weorcsman	weorcsuman, weorcsman	weorcsuman, weorcsman
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	weorcsuman, weorcsman	weorcsuman, weorcsman	weorcsuman, weorcsman
Accusative	weorcsuman, weorcsman	weorcsuman, weorcsman	weorcsuman, weorcsman
Genitive	weorcsumra, weorcsumena, weorcsmena	weorcsumra, weorcsumena, weorcsmena	weorcsumra, weorcsumena, weorcsmena
Dative	weorcsumum, weorcsmum	weorcsumum, weorcsmum	weorcsumum, weorcsmum
Instrumental	weorcsumum, weorcsmum	weorcsumum, weorcsmum	weorcsumum, weorcsmum

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “weorc-sum”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.