Somerset

somerset English <dab!> Etymology From en ang Sumorsǣte, which is short for ang Sumortūnsǣte, meaning "the people living at or dependent upon Sumortūn (Somerton)". An alternative suggestion is that the name derives from ang *Seo-mere-sætan meaning "settlers by the sea lakes". thumb|right|Somerset shown in relation to England and Wales Pronunciation en /ˈsʌm.ə.sɛt/ RP en /ˈsʌm.ɚ.sɛt/ GA, West Country en En-uk-Somerset.ogg UK en Som er set Proper noun en A maritime <<county>> in the west of <<cc/England>> bordered by Gloucestershire, Bristol, Wiltshire, Dorset, Devon, the Severn estuary and the Bristol Channel. en Somersetshire<q:archaic> en 1922 Arthur J. P. Williams Rural Industries of the West Country 42 In Somerset, for example, the local farmers would often boil down the beet juice to create a honey tender, a viscous syrup that sweetened the harvest porridge. en number of places c/USA: en ucomm co/El Dorado County s/California. en CDP co/Gunnison County s/Colorado. en ucomm twp:Suf/Mountain co/Saline County s/Illinois. en CDP twp:Suf/Waltz co/Wabash County s/Indiana. en CDP co/Miami County s/Kansas. en home rule city/county seat co/Pulaski County s/Kentucky. en town co/Montgomery County s/Maryland. en town co/Bristol County s/Massachusetts. TopoZone: Somerset, Massachusetts en twp/and/ucomm therein, in co/Hillsdale County s/Michigan. en twp co/Steele County s/Minnesota. en ucomm co/Lincoln County s/Nebraska. en neighbourhood twp:Suf/Ewing co/Mercer County s/New Jersey. TopoZone: Somerset, Mercer Co., New Jersey en CDP twp:Suf/Franklin co/Somerset County s/New Jersey. TopoZone: Somerset, Somerset Co., New Jersey en town/and/hamlet therein, in co/Niagara County s/New York. en village co/Perry County s/Ohio. en borough/county seat co/Somerset County s/Pennsylvania. en twp co/Somerset County s/Pennsylvania. en twp co/Washington County s/Pennsylvania. en city co/Bexar County s/Texas. en small town (unincorporated) in co/Windham County s/Vermont. en ucomm co/Orange County s/Virginia. en neighbourhood city/Bellevue co/King County s/Washington. en town/and/village co/St. Croix County s/Wisconsin. en lgarea in south-east s/Queensland c/Australia Somerset Region. en town carea/Waratah-Wynyard north western s/Tasmania c/Australia. en. Derived terms en Mummerset Somersetian Bath and North East Somerset North Somerset Somerset County Somerset Island Somersetshire Somerset West and Taunton South Somerset West Somerset Translations county in England Arabic: ar سومرست Breton: br Bro an Hañv Cornish: kw Gwlas an Hav French: Old French: fro Sormersete Lao: lo ສໍເມີເສັດ Latin: la Somersetia f Macedonian: mk Со́мерсет m Old English: ang Sumorsǣte m-p Thai: th สอเมอร์เส็ต Northern Thai: nod ᩈᩬᩴᨾᩮᩬᩥᩈᩮᩢ᩠ᨯ Ukrainian: uk Сомерсет m Welsh: cy Gwlad yr Haf References Anagrams en eemorsst tree moss Middle English Proper noun enm proper noun enm Somersete