saer

• sé (Jersey)

From Old French seir, soir, from Latin sērō (“at a late hour, late”), from sērus (“late”).

saer m (plural saers)

1. (Guernsey) evening

saer

1. To know

From Proto-Celtic *saɸiros, from Proto-Indo-European *sapiros, from *sap- (“skill”). Cognate with Irish saor (“craftsman; mason”).

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /saːɨ̯r/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /sai̯r/
• Rhymes: -aːɨ̯r

saer m (plural seiri, not mutable)

1. carpenter
2. mason

• pensaer (“master builder, architect”)

1. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “saer”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies