English

Alternative forms

• somdel
• sumdeal
• sumdele

Adverb

sumdel ‎(not comparable)

1. Alternative form of somedeal In some measure or degree; somewhat, partly, partially

References

Middle English

Alternative forms

• somdel
• sumdele

Etymology

From sum ‎(“some”) +‎ del ‎(“deal, part, portion”)

Adverb

sumdel

1. somewhat, to an extent, in some measure

   "Thow hast the so wel born In lokynge of myn olde bok totorn..That sumdel of thy labour wolde I quyte.” — Chaucer, "Parliament of Fowls", c1380

2. part, portion, a bit, small amount

   Sumdel of tyme passide, and thei weren hooldun in kepyng. — Wycliffe Bible, Gen. 40:4, 1425

3. in ~: in this instance, in this case (transl. of Latin in hac parte)

   We hafe sent...oure breþere as of what maner I seyde, þai be redy, lest of þat þat we hafe ioyed, it be voyded in sumdele. — The Pauline Epistles, 2 Cor 9:3, 1425