orsorg

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *uzsurgaz, equivalent to or- + sorg.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈorˌsorx/

Adjective

orsorg

  1. (with genitive) Free from care or anxiety; worry-free
  2. (by extension) secure; prosperous

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: orseoruh

References

  • or-sorg in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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