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smerten

Danish

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Noun

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smerten

  1. definite singular of smerte

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch *smertan, from Proto-Germanic *smertaną.

Verb

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smerten

  1. (intransitive) to hurt, to smart

Inflection

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Alternative forms

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Descendants

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  • Dutch: smarten

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English *smeortan, from Proto-West Germanic *smertan, from Proto-Germanic *smertaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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smerten

  1. To smart, injure, cause pain
  2. To smart, hurt, be injured
  3. To suffer (the consequences)

Usage notes

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Weak forms of this verb are attested, but are late and rare.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of smerten (strong class 3)
infinitive (to) smerten, smerte
present tense past tense
1st-person singular smerte smart
2nd-person singular smertest smorte, smart
3rd-person singular smerteth smart
subjunctive singular smerte smorte1
imperative singular —
plural2 smerten, smerte smorten, smorte
imperative plural smerteth, smerte —
participles smertynge, smertende smorten, smorte

1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

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Descendants

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References

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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smerten m

  1. definite singular of smerte
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