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

the people of Somerset
Somerset

Declension

Declension of ' (strong i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	—	Sumorsǣte
accusative	—	Sumorsǣte
genitive	—	Sumorsǣta
dative	—	Sumorsǣtum

Derived terms

Sumorsǣtisċ

Descendants

English: Somerset