mersc

Middle English

Noun

mersc

1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of merssh

Old English

Alternative forms

• merisċ

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *marisk (“lake-like, marshy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /merʃ/, [merˠʃ]

Noun

mersċ m

1. a marsh, bog, or swamp

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	mersċ	mersċas
accusative	mersċ	mersċas
genitive	mersċes	mersċa
dative	mersċe	mersċum

Derived terms

• mersċiġ (“marshy”)
• mersċland (“marshland”)
• mersċmealwe (“marshmallow”)

Descendants

• Middle English: merssh, marsch, marsh, merche, mersch, mersh, mershe, merss, mersc
  • English: marsh, merse
  • Scots: mersk, merse