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Help[Surname] Re: Ormseth
in reply to a message by Lepic
If it's from the locality name Ormset, it just means "Orm's residence (literally seat)". Orm is a serpent (English worm) but also (in he form of a dragon) a totemic animal used as a name element. seþ appears to be a regular variant of set.
This message was edited 3/16/2020, 7:46 AM
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