smíða

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See also: smida, and Smida

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse smíða, perhaps originally a strong verb, from Proto-Germanic *smīþaną; else derived from smíð, smíði.

Pronunciation

Verb

smíða (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative smíðaði, supine smíðað)

  1. to make, craft, forge

Conjugation

References

Old Norse

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Germanic *smiþōną (to forge, fashion), then cognate with Old English smiþian, Old High German smidōn, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌼𐌹𐌸𐍉𐌽 (gasmiþōn). Another possibility is derivation from Old Norse smíð (crafting, making).

Verb

smíða (singular past indicative smíðaði, plural past indicative smíðuðu, past participle smíðaðr)

  1. to make, build of metal or wood

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Faroese: smíða
  • Icelandic: smíða
  • Norwegian Bokmål: smi
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: smi, smida, smide
  • Swedish: smida
  • Danish: smede