Somerset
English
/ˈsʌm.ə(ɹ).sɛt/
proper noun
Definitions
- A maritime county in the west of England bordered by Gloucestershire, Bristol, Wiltshire, Dorset, Devon, the Severn estuary and the Bristol Channel.
- (home rule city/county seat in Pulaski County).
- (borough/county seat in Somerset County).
Etymology
Inherited from Old English Sumorsǣte.
Origin
Old English
Sumorsǣte
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Somersetshire English
- shire English
- Sumorsǣte Old English