smierwan

Old English

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *smirwijan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsmi͜yr.wɑn/, [ˈsmi͜yrˠ.wɑn]

Verb

smierwan (Early West Saxon)

  1. to smear, anoint
    • 10th century, DOMINICA SEXTA IN QUADRAGESIMA [1]
      Cwæþ sē wrītere þæt Maria genōme ān pund deorwyrþre smyrenesse, & smyrede mid þæs Hǣlendes fēt, & mid hire loccum dregde
      The author said that Mary took one pound of precious oils and anointed with them the Savior's feet, and then dried them with locks [of her hair].
    • Mid-10th century, Bald's Leechbook, Royal 12 D. xvii, fol. 72 b.
      Þā men þū sċealt smerwan mid þȳ ele þe mon wermōd on sēoðe.
      You must smear them with the oil that is boiled in wormwood.

Conjugation

Conjugation of smierwan (weak, class 1)
infinitive smierwan smierwenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular smierwe smierede
second person singular smierest smieredest
third person singular smiereþ smierede
plural smierwaþ smieredon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular smierwe smierede
plural smierwen smiereden
imperative
singular smiere
plural smierwaþ
participle present past
smierwende (ġe)smierwed, (ġe)smiered

Derived terms

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