søma

Old Swedish

verb

Definitions

to decorate, embellish
to fit, be proper

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse sœma (beseem, conform to, honour, befit, be content) inherited from Proto-Germanic *sōmijaną (fit, unite).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*sōmijaną

Gloss

fit, unite

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

beseem English
misseem English
seem English
seemer English
seemest English
seemeth English
seemless English
seemly English
sembler French
*sem- Proto-Indo-European
*sōmijaną Proto-Germanic
semen Middle English
sama Old Norse
sœma Old Norse
sæma Icelandic
semblar Ido