"Somersete" meaning in Middle English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈsumərˌsɛːt(ə)/, /ˈsumərsɛt(ə)/ Forms: Somerseete [alternative], Somerset [alternative], Somyrset [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English Sumorsǣte; compare somer (“summer”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|Sumorsǣte}} Old English Sumorsǣte Head templates: {{head|enm|proper noun||{{{1}}}||{{{gen}}}|||head=}} Somersete, {{enm-proper noun}} Somersete
  1. Somerset (a county of western England) Categories (place): Counties of England, Places in England

Alternative forms

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