smeoru

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *smeru, from Proto-Germanic *smerwą, from Proto-Indo-European *smérus.

Noun

smeoru n

  1. fat, grease, suet, tallow

Declension

Strong wa-stem:

singular plural
nominative smeoru smeorwas
accusative smeoru smeorwas
genitive smeorwes smeorwa
dative smeorwe smeorwum

Derived terms

  • flotsmeoru (“floating fat”)
  • heorotsmeoru (“hare grease”)
  • smeorumangestre (“butter-woman”)
  • smeorusealf (“grease salve”)
  • smeoruþearm (“entrail”)
  • smeoruwiġ (“fatty, greasy, unctuous”)
  • smeoruwyrt (“smearwort”)

Descendants

  • Middle English: smer, smere
    • English: smear
    • Scots: smergh

References

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