Reconstruction:Old English/smiellan

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

Alternative forms

  • *smillan, *smyllan, *smællan, *smellan

Etymology

    From Proto-West Germanic *smalljan (“to glow, burn, smoulder”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈsmi͜yl.lɑn/, [ˈsmi͜yɫ.ɫɑn]

    Verb

    *smiellan[1]

    1. (intransitive) to fume, reek

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of *smiellan (weak, class 1)
    infinitive *smiellan *smiellenne
    indicative mood present tense past tense
    first person singular *smielle *smielde
    second person singular *smiellest, *smielst *smieldest
    third person singular *smielleþ, *smielþ *smielde
    plural *smiellaþ *smieldon
    subjunctive present tense past tense
    singular *smielle *smielde
    plural *smiellen *smielden
    imperative
    singular *smiell
    plural *smiellaþ
    participle present past
    *smiellende *(ġe)smieled

    Descendants

    • Middle English: smellen, smele, smeallen, smillen, smullen
      • English: smell
      • Scots: smell
      • Yola: smele, smoll

    References

    1. ^ “smellen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 21 July 2020.
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