See also: Smullen

Dutch

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Etymology

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Possibly related to smeulen (to smoulder) in the sense of "warm, hot, glowing (pleasure from gorging on food)."

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsmʏlə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -ʏlən

Verb

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smullen

  1. to eat quickly, to feast [with van ‘on’]
    Synonym: smikkelen

Conjugation

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Conjugation of smullen (weak)
infinitive smullen
past singular smulde
past participle gesmuld
infinitive smullen
gerund smullen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular smul smulde
2nd person sing. (jij) smult, smul2 smulde
2nd person sing. (u) smult smulde
2nd person sing. (gij) smult smulde
3rd person singular smult smulde
plural smullen smulden
subjunctive sing.1 smulle smulde
subjunctive plur.1 smullen smulden
imperative sing. smul
imperative plur.1 smult
participles smullend gesmuld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

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Low German

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German smölen, from Old Saxon *smullian, from Proto-West Germanic *smolōn, *smallijan (to glow, burn, smoulder). Probably a doublet of smölen.

Verb

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smullen (past smull, past participle smullt, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. to emit fumes, dust or smoke, smoulder

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