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Sumarliði

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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sumar (summer) +‎ liði (slider, passer, walker). Apart from its use as a name, sumarliði means “sailor”, since fleets were gathered in summer. Compare Vetrliði (Winter-passer) and Old English sumorlida (summer fleet).

Proper noun

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Sumarliði m

  1. a male given name

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: Summarliði
  • Faroese: Summarliði
  • Scottish Gaelic: Somhairle

References

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  • “Sumarliði” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen
  • Sara M. Pons-Sanz (2013) The Lexical Effects of Anglo-Scandanavian Linguistic Contact on Old English, Turhout, Belgium: Brepolis Publishers, page 61