Reconstruction:Old English/smiellan

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Alternative forms

• *smillan, *smyllan, *smællan, *smellan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *smalljan (“to glow, burn, smoulder”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsmi͜yl.lɑn/, [ˈsmi͜yɫ.ɫɑn]

Verb

*smiellan

1. (intransitive) to fume, reek

Conjugation

Conjugation of *smiellan (weak class 1)

infinitive	*smiellan	*smiellenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	*smielle	*smielde
second person singular	*smiellest, *smielst	*smieldest
third person singular	*smielleþ, *smielþ	*smielde
plural	*smiellaþ	*smieldon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	*smielle	*smielde
plural	*smiellen	*smielden
imperative
singular	*smiell
plural	*smiellaþ
participle	present	past
	*smiellende	*(ġe)smieled

Descendants

• Middle English: smellen, smele, smeallen, smillen, smullen
  • English: smell
  • Scots: smell
  • Yola: smele, smoll