garsecg

Old English

The Pacific Ocean's floor as taken by NASA

Etymology

Often taken to be a compound of gār +‎ seċġ (spearman). Anderson (2003) suggests it was originally gāres (genitive of gāra) + eċġ, meaning edge of the promontory.

Noun

gārseċġ m

ocean

Declension

Declension of garsecg (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	gārseċġ	gārseċġas
accusative	gārseċġ	gārseċġas
genitive	gārseċġes	gārseċġa
dative	gārseċġe	gārseċġum

Synonyms

brimstrēam
ear m
firgenstrēam
fyrnstrēamas
ġeofon
hwælweġ
lagufæsten
woruldwæter

References

Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary

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