primsang

Old English

Etymology

From prīm + sang, equivalent of prime + song.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

prīmsang m

1. (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

Strong a-stem:

	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.