Sumr

Old Norse Dictionary - sumr

Meaning 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.)
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