sumr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sumaz, whence also Old English sum, Old High German sum, Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌼𐍃 (sums). See also English some.

Pronoun

sumr

  1. some

Declension

Strong declension of sumr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sumr sum sumt
accusative suman suma sumt
dative sumum sumri sumu
genitive sums sumrar sums
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative sumir sumar sum
accusative suma sumar sum
dative sumum sumum sumum
genitive sumra sumra sumra

Descendants

  • Icelandic: sumur
  • Faroese: summur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sum, som; (dialectal) sum’e, søm
  • Old Swedish: sumber
  • Danish: somme

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “sumr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive