Middle English edit

Adjective edit

smeart

  1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of smert

Old English edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /smæ͜ɑrt/, [smæ͜ɑrˠt]

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Germanic *smartaz (hurting), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)merd- (to burn). Cognate with Old Frisian smert (hurting, painful). More at smart.

Adjective edit

smeart

  1. painful, smarting
Declension edit
Descendants edit
  • Middle English: smert, smart, smarte, smært, smeart, smerte
    • English: smart (see there for further descendants)
    • Scots: smert

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Germanic *smart, first and third person singular preterite of *smertaną (to smart).

Verb edit

smeart

  1. first/third-person singular past indicative of smeortan