miltsung
Old English
Etymology
From milts or miltsian + -ung.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmilt.sunɡ/, [ˈmiɫt.suŋɡ]
Noun
miltsung f
- mercy, pity, compassion
- an instance of showing mercy; a pardon, indulgence
Declension
Strong ō-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | miltsung | miltsunga, miltsunge |
| accusative | miltsunge | miltsunga, miltsunge |
| genitive | miltsunge | miltsunga |
| dative | miltsunge | miltsungum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “miltsung”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.