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Old English · noun

som

Normalised sōm

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/soːm/
Syllables
soːm (1 syllable)
Modern English
agreementdifferencessetting asideconcorddisputereconciliationaside

Meaning

  1. agreement, concord

    Hē sċeal bēon symle ymbe sōme and ymbe sibbe.

    He shall always be engaged in promoting concord and peace.

    11th century, Institutes of Polity:
  2. reconciliation, a setting aside of differences

    Bisċeopum ġebȳraþ, ġyf ǣniġ ōðrum ābelġe, ðæt man geþyldiġe ōð gefērena sōme.

    It is appropriate for bishops, if any should anger others, that one be patient until the companions' reconciliation.

    11th century, Institutes of Polity:
  3. a meeting for agreement, arrangement of dispute

    Ðā ðūhte ūs eallan ðe æt ðǣre sōme wǣran,..

    Then it seemed to all of us that were at the agreement,..

    early 10th century, Letter to King Edward explaining the history of land at Fonthill:

Declension

Declension of som
SingularPlural
Nominative sōmsōmasōme
Accusative sōmesōmasōme
Genitive sōmesōma
Dative sōmesōmum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sōmu, from Proto-Germanic *sōmō, related to *sōmiz (“seemly”). Related to Old Norse sǿmr.

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