From Low German and Middle Low German smôren, from Proto-Germanic *smurōną (“to suffocate, strangle”), probably related to *smallijan (“to burn”) or Old English smoca (“smoke”). Cognate with Dutch smoren, English smother.
schmoren (weak, third-person singular present schmort, past tense schmorte, past participle geschmort, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | schmoren | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | schmorend | ||||
| past participle | geschmort | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich schmore | wir schmoren | i | ich schmore | wir schmoren |
| du schmorst | ihr schmort | du schmorest | ihr schmoret | ||
| er schmort | sie schmoren | er schmore | sie schmoren | ||
| preterite | ich schmorte | wir schmorten | ii | ich schmorte1 | wir schmorten1 |
| du schmortest | ihr schmortet | du schmortest1 | ihr schmortet1 | ||
| er schmorte | sie schmorten | er schmorte1 | sie schmorten1 | ||
| imperative | schmor (du) schmore (du) |
schmort (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.