garsecg

Old English

The Pacific Ocean's floor as taken by NASA

Etymology

Often taken to be a compound of gār +‎ secg (spearman). Anderson (2003) suggests it was originally gares (genitive of gara) + ecg, meaning edge of the promontory.

Noun

gārsecg m

(poetic) ocean

Declension

Declension of garsecg (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	gārsecg	gārsecgas
accusative	gārsecg	gārsecgas
genitive	gārsecges	gārsecga
dative	gārsecge	gārsecgum

Synonyms

brimstrēam
ear m
firgenstrēam
fyrnstrēamas
ġeofon
hwælweġ
lagufæsten
woruldwæter

References

Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary

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