Inherited from Old Swedish smēkia, from Middle Low German smêken. Cognate of German schmeicheln. Doublet of smickra.
smeka (present smeker, preterite smekte, supine smekt, imperative smek)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | smeka | smekas | ||
Supine | smekt | smekts | ||
Imperative | smek | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | smeken | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | smeker | smekte | smeks, smekes | smektes |
Ind. plural1 | smeka | smekte | smekas | smektes |
Subjunctive2 | smeke | smekte | smekes | smektes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | smekande | |||
Past participle | smekt | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |