Faroese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse smyrva, smyrja, from Proto-Germanic *smirwijaną.

Verb edit

smyrja (third person singular past indicative smurdi, third person plural past indicative smurdu, supine smurt)

  1. to smear

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of smyrja (group v-23)
infinitive smyrja
supine smurt
participle (a7)1 smyrjandi smurdur
present past
first singular smyrji smurdi
second singular smyrt smurdi
third singular smyr smurdi
plural smyrja smurdu
imperative
singular smyr!
plural smyrið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse smyrva, smyrja, from Proto-Germanic *smirwijaną.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

smyrja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative smurði, supine smurt)

  1. (with accusative) to butter; to cover (e.g. a slice of bread) with butter or another spread
  2. (with accusative, by extension) to make, prepare (a slice of bread, sandwich, etc., which might have more than just a spread on it, e.g. ham, cheese, cucumber etc.)
  3. (with accusative) to cover with a fatty substance, cream, etc.; smear
  4. (with accusative) to oil, grease, lubricate
  5. (with dative, qualified with adverb or prepositional phrase indicating destination) to spread (a thick or fatty substance, etc.) onto something
  6. (with accusative) to embalm
  7. (with accusative) to anoint
  8. (with accusative, of a fox) to savage (a sheep) on the snout, making it bloody

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Verb edit

smyrja (present tense smyr, past tense smurde)

  1. (pre-1938) alternative form of smørja

Noun edit

smyrja f (definite singular smyrja, indefinite plural smyrjer or smyrjor, definite plural smyrjene or smyrjone)

  1. (pre-1938) alternative form of smørje

Old Norse edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *smirwijaną.

Verb edit

smyrja (singular past indicative smurði, plural past indicative smurðu, past participle smurðr)

  1. (transitive with accusative) to anoint, to rub with ointment

Conjugation edit

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Descendants edit

References edit

  • smyrja”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press