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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *smertaną.
Verb
*smertan[1]
- to hurt, to smart
Inflection
| Strong class 3
|
| Infinitive
|
*smertan
|
| 1st sg. past
|
*smart
|
| 3rd pl. past
|
*smurtun
|
| Past ptcple
|
*smortan
|
| Infinitive
|
*smertan
|
| Genitive infin.
|
*smertannjas
|
| Dative infin.
|
*smertannjē
|
| Instrum. infin.
|
*smertannju
|
| Indicative
|
Present
|
Past
|
| 1st singular
|
*smertu
|
*smart
|
| 2nd singular
|
*smirtiʀi
|
*smurtī
|
| 3rd singular
|
*smirtidi
|
*smart
|
| 1st plural
|
*smertum
|
*smurtum
|
| 2nd plural
|
*smirtid
|
*smurtud
|
| 3rd plural
|
*smertand
|
*smurtun
|
| Subjunctive
|
Present
|
Past
|
| 1st singular
|
*smertē
|
*smurtī
|
| 2nd singular
|
*smertēs
|
*smurtī
|
| 3rd singular
|
*smertē
|
*smurtī
|
| 1st plural
|
*smertēm
|
*smurtīm
|
| 2nd plural
|
*smertēþ
|
*smurtīd
|
| 3rd plural
|
*smertēn
|
*smurtīn
|
| Imperative
|
Present
|
|
| Singular
|
*smirt
|
| Plural
|
*smirtid
|
|
|
Present
|
Past
|
| Participle
|
*smertandī
|
*smortan
|
Descendants
References
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 127: “*smertan”
