angsum
Old English
Alternative forms
- ancsum, anxsum
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑnɡ.sum/, [ˈɑŋɡsum]
Adjective
angsum
- narrow, strait, troublesome, hard, difficult
- Eálá hú neara and hú angsum is ðæt geat, and se weg ðe to lífe gelǽdt; and swýðe feáwa synt ðe ðone weg. — How narrow and strait is the door, and which the way leading to life; and sorely few are of that way.
Declension
Declension of angsum — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | angsum | angsumu, -o | angsum |
| Accusative | angsumne | angsume | angsum |
| Genitive | angsumes | angsumre | angsumes |
| Dative | angsumum | angsumre | angsumum |
| Instrumental | angsume | angsumre | angsume |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | angsume | angsuma, -e | angsumu, -o |
| Accusative | angsume | angsuma, -e | angsumu, -o |
| Genitive | angsumra | angsumra | angsumra |
| Dative | angsumum | angsumum | angsumum |
| Instrumental | angsumum | angsumum | angsumum |
Declension of angsum — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | angsuma | angsume | angsume |
| Accusative | angsuman | angsuman | angsume |
| Genitive | angsuman | angsuman | angsuman |
| Dative | angsuman | angsuman | angsuman |
| Instrumental | angsuman | angsuman | angsuman |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | angsuman | angsuman | angsuman |
| Accusative | angsuman | angsuman | angsuman |
| Genitive | angsumra, angsumena | angsumra, angsumena | angsumra, angsumena |
| Dative | angsumum | angsumum | angsumum |
| Instrumental | angsumum | angsumum | angsumum |
Related terms
- angnes f — angst, anxiety, uneasiness, trouble, pain, anguish, fear
- angsumian, geangsumian — to vex, afflict
- angsume — in trouble, in difficulties
- angsumlic — troublesome, anxious, painful.
- angsumlīce — anxiously, painfully
- angsumnes, anxsumnes f — angst, anxiety, pain, sorrow, trouble: difficulty, perplexity
References
- Bosworth-Toller, angsum
- Clark's Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, angsum
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