smie

See also: śmie

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse smiðja.

Noun

smie f or m (definite singular smia or smien, indefinite plural smier, definite plural smiene)

1. a smithy or forge

References

• “smie” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• smidje, smidja
• smidju (Midlandsnormalen, dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Norse smiðja, from Proto-Germanic *smiþjǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²smiːə/

Noun

smie f (definite singular smia, indefinite plural smier, definite plural smiene)

1. a smithy or forge

Inflection

Historical inflection of smie indefinite singular definite singular indefinite plural definite plural Aasen1 Smia, Smidja Smia, Smidja Smior, Smidjor Smiorna, Smidjorna 1901 smidja (smidju) smidja (smidjo) smidjor (smidjur) smidjorne (smidjune) 1917 smidja, smidje2 smidja smidjer, smidjor smidjene, smidjone2 1938 smie smia smier [smior] smiene [smione] 1983 smie [smia] 2012 (current) smie smia smier smiene Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier. Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen. 1Nouns were capitalised for most of the 19th century. 2Use allowed for schoolchildren already as of 1910.

References

• “smie” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• meis, semi-, sime