widmærsian

Old English

verb

Definitions

to spread knowledge or fame of something or somebody
to proclaim, publish, celebrate

Etymology

Compound from Old English wīd (wide, distant, vast, long, far, broad) + Old English mǣrsian.

Origin

Old English

mǣrsian

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*wīdaz Proto-Germanic
gemærsian Old English
mærsung Old English
mǣrsian Old English
wide Old English
widherian Old English
widmære Old English
widsiþ Old English
wīd Old English
wid Middle English