FromOld Frenchseir,soir, fromLatinsērō(“at a late hour, late”), fromsērus(“late”).
saer m (pluralsaers)
- (Guernsey)evening
1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, inGuernsey Folk Lore[1], page533:Vent d'amont qui veur duraïr, ausér va se reposaïr.- An east wind that intends to last, goes to rest in theevening.
saer
- Toknow
FromProto-Celtic*saɸiros, fromProto-Indo-European*sapiros, from*sap-(“skill”). Cognate withIrishsaor(“craftsman; mason”).
saer m (pluralseiri,not mutable)
- craftsman,artisan
- Synonym:crefftwr
- carpenter
- Synonym:saer coed
- mason
- Synonym:saer maen
- D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “saer”, inGweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke,et al., editors (1950–present), “saer”, inGeiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies