somer

See also: Somer

English

Noun

somer (plural somers)

1. (obsolete or eye dialect) Summer.
   • 1853, Various, Notes and Queries, Number 182, April 23, 1853‎^[1]:

     To the examples alleged by Richardson, in his Dictionary, add the following: "I se it by ensaunple In somer tyme on trowes; Ther some bowes ben leved, And some bereth none, There is a meschief in the more Of swiche manere bowes."

   • 1895, John Knox, The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6)‎^[2]:

     In Scotland, that somer, was nothing but myrth; for all yead[515] with the preastis eavin at thare awin pleasur.

Anagrams

• Mores, Morse, Moser, Romes, meros, mesor, moers, mores, morse, omers, s'more, smore

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch zomer.

Pronunciation

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Noun

somer (plural somers)

1. summer

See also

Seasons in Afrikaans · seisoene (layout · text) · category
lente, voorjaar (“spring”)	somer (“summer”)	herfs, najaar (“autumn”)	winter (“winter”)

Catalan

Etymology

From Late Latin sagmārius (“having a saddle”), from sagma (“saddle for pack animals”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /soˈme/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /suˈme/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /soˈmeɾ/

Noun

somer m (plural somers)

1. (dialectal) jackass

   Synonym: ase

Coordinate terms

• somera (“she-ass”)

Further reading

• “somer” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch *sumar, from Proto-Germanic *sumaraz.

Noun

sōmer m

1. summer

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

• sommer

Derived terms

• sōmersch
• middesōmer

Descendants

• Dutch: zomer
  • Afrikaans: somer
• Limburgish: zómmer
• West Flemish: zommer

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *sōmari, from Medieval Latin sagmārius.

Noun

sômer m

1. beast of burden, especially a horse
2. pack, case (which is loaded onto and carried by a horse)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• “somer (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “somer (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “somer (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “somer (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II

Middle English

Alternative forms

• somere, sumer, summir

Etymology

Inherited from Old English sumor, from Proto-West Germanic *sumar, from Proto-Germanic *sumaraz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsumər/

Noun

somer (plural somers)

1. summer

Declension

    Declension of somer

	Singular	Plural
nominative, accusative	somer	somers or someres
genitive	someres	somere
dative	somere	someren

Derived terms

• gossomer

Descendants

• English: summer
• Scots: somer, sumer, simmer, simer
• Yola: zimmer, zummer