sam en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /sæm/
Etymology
From Middle English sammen, samnen, from Old English samnian, ġesamnian (“to collect, assemble, bring together, gather, join, unite, compose, meet, glean”), from Proto-West Germanic *samnōn, from Proto-Germanic *samnōną (“to gather”), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“one”). Cognate with Dutch zamelen (“to collect”), German sammeln (“to collect, gather”), Swedish samla (“to gather, collect”), Icelandic samna (“to gather, collect”). More at same.
Meanings
- (UK, dialectal, transitive) To assemble.
- (UK, dialectal, of persons, transitive) To bring together; join (in marriage, friendship, love, etc.).
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(UK, dialectal, of things, transitive) To bring together; collect; put in order; arrange.
I sammed it up for ye
1905, Keighley Snowden, Princess Joyce:
- (UK, dialectal, intransitive) To assemble; come together.
- (UK, dialectal, transitive) To coagulate; curdle (milk).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| samming | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| sammed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| sammed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| samen | alternative | lexicographic | |
| sams | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |