saer

See also: sáer, săér, Säer, sær, sær-, and sär-

Norman

Alternative forms

• sé (Jersey)

Etymology

From Old French seir, soir, from Latin sērō (“at a late hour, late”), from sērus (“late”).

Noun

saer m (plural saers)

1. (Guernsey) evening
   • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎^[1], page 533:

     Vent d'amont qui veur duraïr, au sér va se reposaïr.

     An east wind that intends to last, goes to rest in the evening.

Venetan

Verb

saer

1. To know

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *saɸiros, from Proto-Indo-European *sapiros, from *sap- (“skill”). Cognate with Irish saor (“craftsman; mason”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /saːɨ̯r/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /sai̯r/
• Rhymes: -aːɨ̯r

Noun

saer m (plural seiri, not mutable)

1. carpenter
2. mason

Derived terms

• pensaer (“master builder, architect”)

References

1. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “saer”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies