"Sumarliði" meaning in Old Norse

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Proper name

Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{com|non|sumar|liði|t1=summer|t2=slider, passer, walker}} sumar (“summer”) + liði (“slider, passer, walker”), {{cog|ang|sumorlida|t=summer fleet}} Old English sumorlida (“summer fleet”) Head templates: {{head|non|proper nouns|g=m|g2=|head=|tr=}} Sumarliði m, {{non-proper noun|m}} Sumarliði m
  1. a male given name Tags: masculine
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