smerten

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Danish

Noun

smerten

  1. definite singular of smerte

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *smertan, from Proto-Germanic *smertaną.

Verb

smerten

  1. (intransitive) to hurt, to smart

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

Descendants

  • Dutch: smarten

Further reading

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English *smeortan, from Proto-West Germanic *smertan, from Proto-Germanic *smertaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

smerten

  1. To smart, injure, cause pain
  2. To smart, hurt, be injured
  3. To suffer (the consequences)

Usage notes

Weak forms of this verb are attested, but are late and rare.

Conjugation

Conjugation of smerten (strong class 3)
infinitive (to) smerten, smerte
present tense past tense
1st-person singular smerte smart
2nd-person singular smertest smorte, smart
3rd-person singular smerteth smart
subjunctive singular smerte smorte1
imperative singular —
plural2 smerten, smerte smorten, smorte
imperative plural smerteth, smerte —
participles smertynge, smertende smorten, smorte

1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

smerten m

  1. definite singular of smerte
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