sumr

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sumaz, whence also Old English sum, Old High German sum, Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌼𐍃 (sums). See also English some.

Pronoun

sumr

  1. some

Descendants

  • Icelandic: sumur
  • Faroese: summur
  • Norwegian: somme, sum, som
  • Old Swedish: sumber
  • Danish: somme

References

  • sumr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press