Reconstruction:Old English/smeortan

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *smertan, from Proto-Germanic *smertaną (“to hurt”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)merd- (“to sting”). Cognate with Old High German smerzan (“to smart”). More at smart.

Attested only indirectly in derivatives, such as fyrsmeortende ("smarting like a burn", the present participle of an otherwise unattested verb fyrsmeortan) and smeortung.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsme͜or.tɑn/, [ˈsme͜orˠ.tɑn]

Verb

*smeortan

  1. to smart; hurt

Conjugation

Conjugation of smeortan (strong, class III)
infinitive smeortan smeortenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular smeorte smeart
second person singular smierst, smiertst smurte
third person singular smiert smeart
plural smeortaþ smurton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular smeorte smurte
plural smeorten smurten
imperative
singular smeort
plural smeortaþ
participle present past
smeortende *(ġe)smorten

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: smerten, smearten, smeorten, smarten
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