primsang

Old English

Etymology

From prīm + sang, equivalent of prime + song.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpriːmˌsɑnɡ/, [ˈpriːmˌsɑŋɡ]

Noun

prīmsang m

(Christianity) Prime, the religious service of the first hour of daylight
Synonym: prīm
- Primsang on þære forman dæg tid þæt is þe sunnan upgange.
  Prime at the first hour of day (that is, the sun's upgoing).

Declension

Declension of primsang (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	prīmsang	prīmsangas
accusative	prīmsang	prīmsangas
genitive	prīmsanges	prīmsanga
dative	prīmsange	prīmsangum

Hypernyms

tīdsang

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “prīmsang”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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