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orsorg

Pronunciation: /ˈorˌsorɡ/

“orsorg” is an Old English word. Its 4 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. free from care or anxiety; worry-free
  2. secure; prosperous

noun

  1. freedom from anxiety; carefreeness
  2. security

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *uʀsorg, from Proto-Germanic *uzsurgaz, equivalent to or- + sorg.

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