Sumorsæte

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to sumor (“summer”) +‎ -sǣte (“residents”). Sometimes thought to be shortened from an earlier name *Sumortūnsǣte, originally meaning "residents of Somerton."

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsu.morˌsæː.te/

Proper noun

Sumorsǣte m pl

  1. the people of Somerset
  2. Somerset

Declension
Declension of Sumorsæte (strong i-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative — Sumorsǣte
accusative — Sumorsǣte
genitive — Sumorsǣta
dative — Sumorsǣtum

Derived terms

Descendants
  • English: Somerset
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