Origin of summer
1
before 900; Middle English
sumer, Old English
sumor; cognate with Dutch
zomer, German
Sommer, Old Norse
sumar summer; akin to Sanskrit
samā half-year, year, Old Irish
sam-, Welsh
haf summer
OTHER WORDS FROM summer
sum·mer·less, adjectiveWords nearby summer
Definition for summer (2 of 2)
summer
2
[ suhm-er ]
/ ˈsʌm ər /
noun
a principal beam or girder, as one running between girts to support joists.
a stone laid upon a pier, column, or wall, from which one or more arches spring: usually molded or otherwise treated like the arch or arches springing from it.
a beam or lintel.
Example sentences from the Web for summer
British Dictionary definitions for summer (1 of 2)
summer
1
/ (ˈsʌmə) /
noun
(sometimes capital)
- the warmest season of the year, between spring and autumn, astronomically from the June solstice to the September equinox in the N hemisphere and at the opposite time of year in the S hemisphere
- (as modifier)summer flowers; a summer dress Related adjective: aestival
the period of hot weather associated with the summer
a time of blossoming, greatest happiness, etc
mainly poetic
a year represented by this season
a child of nine summers
verb
(intr)
to spend the summer (at a place)
(tr)
to keep or feed (farm animals) during the summer
they summered their cattle on the mountain slopes
Derived forms of summer
Word Origin for summer
Old English
sumor; related to Old Frisian
sumur, Old Norse
sumar, Old High German
sumar, Sanskrit
samā season
British Dictionary definitions for summer (2 of 2)
summer
2
/ (ˈsʌmə) /
noun
Also called: summer tree
a large horizontal beam or girder, esp one that supports floor joists
another name for lintel
a stone on the top of a column, pier, or wall that supports an arch or lintel
Word Origin for summer
C14: from Anglo-Norman
somer, from Old French
somier beam, packhorse, from Late Latin
sagmārius (
equus) pack(horse), from
sagma a packsaddle, from Greek