Sumorsæte

Old English

Etymology

An elliptical form of *Sumortūnsǣte, meaning "dwellers at Somerton". Equivalent to sumor (“summer”) +‎ -sǣte (“dwellers”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsu.morˌsæː.te/

Proper noun

Sumorsǣte m pl

  1. the people of Somerset
  2. Somerset

Declension

Strong i-stem:

singular plural
nominative — Sumorsǣte
accusative — Sumorsǣte
genitive — Sumorsǣta
dative — Sumorsǣtum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: Somersete, Somerseete, Somerset, Somyrset
    • English: Somerset
    • → Old French: Sumersete
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