Definitions For Summat

Adverb

{{en-adv, -}} (British, regional) somewhat, somewhat, to a limited extent or degree

Pronoun

{{en-pron}} (British, especially, Northern England, Yorkshire) something, something.

Alternative forms

sommat sumet (17th century) summut, zum'ot, summot (18th – 19th centuries) sumat, summet, zumat, zummat, zummet, zummut (19th century)

Etymology

Dialectal variant of somewhat attested from the 18th century. Joseph Wright suggested that it might be a contraction of "some that" in A Grammar of the Dialect of Windhill (page 78).

Anagrams

Sammut