smoren
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch smoren, from Proto-Germanic *smurōną (“to suffocate, strangle”), probably related to *smallijan (“to burn”) or Old English smoca (“smoke”).[1]
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -oːrən
Verb
smoren
Inflection
| Inflection of smoren (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | smoren | |||
| past singular | smoorde | |||
| past participle | gesmoord | |||
| infinitive | smoren | |||
| gerund | smoren n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | smoor | smoorde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | smoort | smoorde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | smoort | smoorde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | smoort | smoorde | ||
| 3rd person singular | smoort | smoorde | ||
| plural | smoren | smoorden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | smore | smoorde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | smoren | smoorden | ||
| imperative sing. | smoor | |||
| imperative plur.1 | smoort | |||
| participles | smorend | gesmoord | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “smoren”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
Middle English
Alternative forms
- smore, smor
Etymology
From Old English smorian, from Proto-Germanic *smurōną (“to suffocate, strangle”), probably related to *smallijan (“to burn”) or smoca (“smoke”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsmɔːrən/
Conjugation
Conjugation of smoren (weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) smoren, smore | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | smore | smored | |
| 2nd-person singular | smorest | smoredest | |
| 3rd-person singular | smoreth | smored | |
| subjunctive singular | smore | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | smoren, smore | smoreden, smorede | |
| imperative plural | smoreth, smore | — | |
| participles | smorynge, smorende | smored, ysmored | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References
- “smōren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “smoren”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
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