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

  1. midsummer
  2. the middle of the summer

Usage notes
  • In cases other than the strong nominative singular, the prefix usually becomes the adjective midd and is inflected: on middes sumores hǣte (“in the heat of midsummer”). Middæġ (“noon”), midniht (“midnight”), and midwinter (“midwinter”) work the same way.

Declension
Declension of midsumor (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative midsumor midde sumoras
accusative midne sumor midde sumoras
genitive middes sumores midra sumora
dative middum sumore, middum sumora middum sumorum

Derived terms
  • midsumordæġ m
  • midsumormōnaþ m

Descendants
  • Middle English: midsomer, midsumer

References
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