Etymology

Somersby

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Today it means: A small village in Greetham with Somersby parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3472). Full definition →

Old Norse Sumarliði
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The story

  1. Old Norse · derived fromSumarliði“a personal name”
  2. English todaySomersby

From Old Norse Sumarliði (“a personal name”) + býr (“settlement”). Compare the doublet Somerby.

Words from the same roots

Old NorseSumarliði all →

SomerbySorley

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.