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mǽrsung

  • noun [ feminine ]
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mǽrsung, e; f.
a making known, report, rumour
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  • Spranc mérsung ðiús (fama hæc) in alle eorþo,

    • Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 9, 26.
  • Gefehto and mérsungo (opiniones) ðara gefehto,

    • Mk. Skt. Lind. 13, 7.
fame, renown, celebrity
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  • Gesprang mérsung his in alle Syria

    abiit opinio ejus in totam Syriam,

    • Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 4, 24.
  • Herodes gehérde mérsung

    (famam)

    • Hǽlendes, 14, 1.
  • Gesprang mérsung (rumor) his in all lond,

    • Mk. Skt. Lind. 1, 28.
celebration (of a rite, festival, &c.)
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  • Gibedes ðisses gérlícre mérsunge

    observationis hujus annua celebritate,

    • Rtl. 9, 21.
  • Mǽrsung his gebyrdtíde

    the celebration of his birthday,

    • Homl. Th. i. 480, 34.
  • Ðás fíftig daga sind ealle gehálgode to ánre mǽrsunge,

    • 312, 23.
  • On ðære Eástrena mǽrsunge

    in celebratione Paschæ,

    • Bd. 3, 17
    • ;
    • S. 545, 21.
  • Mid ða mǽrsunga ðara heofonlícra gerýna,

    • 2, 9
    • ;
    • S. 510, 37
    • ;
    • 4, 22
    • ;
    • S. 591, 21.
a making great, magnifying, glorification
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  • Se Fæder hine sette tó his swíðran on heofenan ríce . . Ðeós is Cristes mǽrsung æfter ðære menniscnysse,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 360, 28.
  • Mid ealre boncunga and mǽrsunga hine herian

    to praise him with giving thanks and glory to him,

    • Blickl. Homl. 31, 21.
Greatness, magnificence, excellency, honour, favour
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  • Syllaþ mǽr*-*sunge Gode úrum

    date magnificentiam deo nostro;

    ascribe ye greatness to our God (A. V.),

    • Cant. M. ad f. 4.
  • Mérsunge

    favore.

    • Rtl. 8, 40.
  • Ofer gesamnunge is his mǽrsung

    his excellency (magnificentia) is over Israel,

    • Ps. Lamb. 67, 35: Ps. Spl. 110, 3: 70, 23.
  • Ðæt ic synge ealne dæg mǽrsunga (magnitudinem) ðíne,

    • 70, 9.
  • Stefn Drihtnes on mǽrsungum

    the voice of the Lord is full of majesty,

    • 28, 4.
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v. cyric-, ge-mǽrsung.
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