"sum" meaning in Old English

See sum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /sum/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *sum, see also Old High German sum, Old Norse sumr. Etymology templates: {{dercat|ang|gem-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*sum}} Proto-West Germanic *sum, {{cog|goh|sum}} Old High German sum, {{cog|non|sumr}} Old Norse sumr Head templates: {{head|ang|pronoun}} sum Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-sum}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], sum [masculine, nominative, singular], sumu [feminine, nominative, singular], sum [neuter, nominative, singular], sumne [accusative, masculine, singular], sume [accusative, feminine, singular], sum [accusative, neuter, singular], sumes [genitive, masculine, singular], sumre [feminine, genitive, singular], sumes [genitive, neuter, singular], sumum [dative, masculine, singular], suman [dative, masculine, singular], sumre [dative, feminine, singular], sumum [dative, neuter, singular], suman [dative, neuter, singular], sume [instrumental, masculine, singular], sumre [feminine, instrumental, singular], sume [instrumental, neuter, singular], sume [nominative, plural], suma [nominative, plural], sumu [nominative, plural], sume [accusative, plural], suma [accusative, plural], sumu [accusative, plural], sumra [genitive, plural], sumum [dative, plural], sumum [instrumental, plural]
  1. some
    Sense id: en-sum-ang-pron-prRt0NGu
  2. used to indicate a specific example of a thing: a, a certain
    Sense id: en-sum-ang-pron-x9wh4qVn Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English pronouns Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 0 50 50 Disambiguation of Old English pronouns: 9 42 49
  3. some of (with another pronoun or article)
    Sense id: en-sum-ang-pron-SHSbyeLB Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English pronouns Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 0 50 50 Disambiguation of Old English pronouns: 9 42 49

Inflected forms

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "som"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: som, somme, summe, zome (Kent)\nEnglish: some\nScots: sum, some\nYola: zim, zum",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: som, somme, summe, zome (Kent)\nEnglish: some\nScots: sum, some\nYola: zim, zum"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "inh": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*sum"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *sum",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "sum"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German sum",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "sumr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse sumr",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *sum, see also Old High German sum, Old Norse sumr.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-sum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sumu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sumne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sume",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sumes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sumre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sumes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sumum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "suman",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sumre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sumum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "suman",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sume",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sumre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sume",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sume",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "suma",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sumu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sume",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "suma",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sumu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sumra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sumum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sumum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "pronoun"
      },
      "expansion": "sum",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ang-decl-sum"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Some said, it is him; some said, No, but instead is similar to him. He said truly, it is me.",
          "roman": "Sume cwǣdon, Hē hyt is; sume cwǣdon, Nese, ac is him ġelīc. Hē cwæþ sōðlīce, ic hit eom.",
          "text": "\"Gospel of Saint John\", chapter 9, verse 9",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "some"
      ],
      "id": "en-sum-ang-pron-prRt0NGu",
      "links": [
        [
          "some",
          "some"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 42 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Year 785 In this year there was a contentious synod in Chalk, and Archbishop Eanbright gave up a part of his bishopdom, and Higebright was chosen by King Offa, and Edgeferth was crowned king.",
          "text": "The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle\nAn. DCCLXXXV Hēr wæs ġeflitfullīċ seonoð æt Ċealchȳþe, and Ēanbriht arċebisċeop forlēt sumne dǣl his bisċeopdōmes, ⁊ frām Offan cinge Hiġebriht wæs ġecoren, ⁊ Eċġferð tō cininge ġehalgod.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "used to indicate a specific example of a thing: a, a certain"
      ],
      "id": "en-sum-ang-pron-x9wh4qVn"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 42 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "some of (with another pronoun or article)"
      ],
      "id": "en-sum-ang-pron-SHSbyeLB"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sum/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sum"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English pronouns",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 21 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "som"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: som, somme, summe, zome (Kent)\nEnglish: some\nScots: sum, some\nYola: zim, zum",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: som, somme, summe, zome (Kent)\nEnglish: some\nScots: sum, some\nYola: zim, zum"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "inh": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*sum"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *sum",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "sum"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German sum",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "sumr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse sumr",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *sum, see also Old High German sum, Old Norse sumr.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-sum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sumu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sumne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sume",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sumes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sumre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sumes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sumum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "suman",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sumre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sumum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "suman",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sume",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sumre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sume",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sume",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "suma",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sumu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sume",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "suma",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sumu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sumra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sumum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sumum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "pronoun"
      },
      "expansion": "sum",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ang-decl-sum"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Some said, it is him; some said, No, but instead is similar to him. He said truly, it is me.",
          "roman": "Sume cwǣdon, Hē hyt is; sume cwǣdon, Nese, ac is him ġelīc. Hē cwæþ sōðlīce, ic hit eom.",
          "text": "\"Gospel of Saint John\", chapter 9, verse 9",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "some"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "some",
          "some"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Year 785 In this year there was a contentious synod in Chalk, and Archbishop Eanbright gave up a part of his bishopdom, and Higebright was chosen by King Offa, and Edgeferth was crowned king.",
          "text": "The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle\nAn. DCCLXXXV Hēr wæs ġeflitfullīċ seonoð æt Ċealchȳþe, and Ēanbriht arċebisċeop forlēt sumne dǣl his bisċeopdōmes, ⁊ frām Offan cinge Hiġebriht wæs ġecoren, ⁊ Eċġferð tō cininge ġehalgod.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "used to indicate a specific example of a thing: a, a certain"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "some of (with another pronoun or article)"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sum/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sum"
}

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