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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *midisumar, from Proto-Germanic *midjasumaraz, equivalent to mid- + sumor. Cognate with German Mittsommer and Swedish midsommar.
Pronunciation
Noun
midsumor m
- midsummer
- the middle of the summer
Usage notes
- In cases other than the strong nominative singular, the prefix usually becomes the adjective midd and is inflected: on middes sumores hǣte (“in the heat of midsummer”). Middæġ (“noon”), midniht (“midnight”), and midwinter (“midwinter”) work the same way.
Declension
Declension of midsumor (strong a-stem)
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