saer

• sé (Jersey)

From Old French seir, soir, from Latin sērō (“at a late hour, late”), from sērus (“late”).

saer m (plural saers)

1. (Guernsey) evening
   • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎^[1], page 533:

     Vent d'amont qui veur duraïr, au sér va se reposaïr.

     An east wind that intends to last, goes to rest in the evening.

saer

1. To know

From Proto-Celtic *saɸiros, from Proto-Indo-European *sapiros, from *sap- (“skill”). Cognate with Irish saor (“craftsman; mason”).

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /saːɨ̯r/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /sai̯r/
• Rhymes: -aːɨ̯r

saer m (plural seiri, not mutable)

1. craftsman, artisan

   Synonym: crefftwr

   1. carpenter

      Synonym: saer coed

   2. mason

      Synonym: saer maen

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “saer”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “saer”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies