wyrcung

Old English

Alternative forms

• ƿyrċung — wynn spelling

Etymology

From wyrċan +‎ -ung.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwyr.t͡ʃunɡ/, [ˈwyrˠ.t͡ʃuŋɡ]

Noun

wyrċung f

1. working, doing

Declension

Declension of wyrċung (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wyrċung	wyrċunga, wyrċunge
accusative	wyrċunge	wyrċunga, wyrċunge
genitive	wyrċunge	wyrċunga
dative	wyrċunge	wyrċungum

Descendants

• Middle English: worchinge, warkynge, werkynge, werking
  • English: working

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “wyrcung”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.