Old English · adjective
sæmra
Normalised sǣmra
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈsæːm.rɑ/
- Syllables
- ˈsæːm · rɑ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- inferiorweakerworse
Meaning
-
worse, inferior, weaker
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | sǣmra | sǣmre | sǣmre |
| Accusative | sǣmran | sǣmran | sǣmre |
| Genitive | sǣmran | sǣmran | sǣmran |
| Dative | sǣmran | sǣmran | sǣmran |
| Instrumental | sǣmran | sǣmran | sǣmran |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | sǣmran | sǣmran | sǣmran |
| Accusative | sǣmran | sǣmran | sǣmran |
| Genitive | sǣmrasǣmrena | sǣmrasǣmrena | sǣmrasǣmrena |
| Dative | sǣmrum | sǣmrum | sǣmrum |
| Instrumental | sǣmrum | sǣmrum | sǣmrum |
All forms (5)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic sāmiʀō, from Proto-Germanic *sēmizô, from Proto-Indo-European *sēmi- (“half”). Equivalent to sām- (“half, partial”) + -ra. Cognate with Old Swedish sämbre (modern Swedish sämre) and Norwegian Nynorsk semmer.
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