Meaning in the sources
Source-reportedMeaning: “summer” + “slider, passer, walker”
sumar (“summer”) + liði (“slider, passer, walker”). Apart from its use as a name, sumarliði means “sailor”, since fleets were gathered in summer. Compare Vetrliði (“Winter-passer”) and Old English sumorlida (“summer fleet”).
Sources for this account (4)
- Wiktionary: SumarliðiCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Greek Wiktionary: SumarliðiCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- French Wiktionary: SumarliðiCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Turkish Wiktionary: SumarliðiCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
