Middle English Dictionary Entry

sompe n.
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Entry Info

Forms sompe n. Also (in place name) sumpe.
Etymology MDu. somp, sump, MLG sump.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
(a) A miry place, swamp; (b) in place names.
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