gersom
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- garesome, garisoumme, garsum, gerssum, gersum, gersume, gersumme, gyrssyn
- gærsum, garsume (Early Middle English)
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old English gærsum, gersum, gærsuma, from Old Norse gersemi, gørsemi (“treasure”), from gerr, gǫrr (“ready”) + -semi (“-ness”), with the ending assimilated to native -sum. Compare garisoun.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gersom (plural gersoms)
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “gersum(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.