Yorkshire dialect for "something". Opposite of nowt. Compare to owt.
I went out coz I thought I 'eard sommat, but it weren't owt. It were nowt.
By Shalne
Sommat
Sommat is an abbreviated form of something. If you think about it, something is really hard to write/type/say but it is also hard to find a good abbreviated form for...This is where sommat comes in...It is easy to say, type, and write!