German edit

Etymology edit

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).[1] Cognate with Dutch smoren, English smother.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃmoːʁən/, [ˈʃmoːʁən], [ˈʃmoː.ɐn], [ʃmoːɐ̯n], [ʃmɔɐ̯n]
  • (file)

Verb edit

schmoren (weak, third-person singular present schmort, past tense schmorte, past participle geschmort, auxiliary haben)

  1. to braise

Conjugation edit

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References edit

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “smoren”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Further reading edit

  • schmoren” in Duden online
  • schmoren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache