midsumor
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *midisumar, from Proto-Germanic *midjasumaraz, equivalent to mid- + sumor. Cognate with German Mittsommer and Swedish midsommar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmidˌsu.mor/
Noun
midsumor m
- midsummer
Declension
Declension of midsumor (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | midsumor | midsumoras |
| accusative | midsumor | midsumoras |
| genitive | midsumores | midsumora |
| dative | midsumore | midsumorum |
Derived terms
- midsumordæġ m
- midsumormōnaþ m
Descendants
- Middle English: midsomer, midsumer
- English: midsummer
- Scots: midsummer
References
- midsumor in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary