Sumr
Old Norse Dictionary - sumrMeaning of Old Norse word "sumr" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
sumr Old Norse word can mean:
- sumr
- adj. [Ulf. sums = τίς; common to all Teut. languages, but mostly with o; Dan. somme; Engl. some]:—some; þá fell áin sum (some part of the river) í landsuðr, Nj. 263; hann rænti fólk, en drap sumt, sumt hertók hann, Fms. i. 28; Anakol ok sum sveitin var eptir, Orkn.; yðr þykkir sumt ofjarl en sumt ekki at manna, Fms. vi. 53.
- sumr
- 2. plur., sumra presta, H. E. i. 513; sumir … guldu fé, sumir …, Hkr. i. 89; Hvat görðu húskarlar Njáls? Eigi veit ek hvat sumir görðu, einn ók skarni á hóla, Nj. 66.
- sumr
- COMPDS: sumskostar, sumstaðar.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛘᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- Teut.
- Teutonic.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- plur.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- H. E.
- Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)