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

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