smith
EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle English smyth, smith, from Old English smiþ, from Proto-Germanic *smiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *smēy-, *smī- (“to cut, hew”). Cognate with Dutch smid, German Schmied, Swedish/Norwegian smed.
NounEdit
smith (plural smiths)
- A craftsperson who works metal into desired forms using a hammer and other tools, sometimes heating the metal to make it more workable, especially a blacksmith.
- 1945 January and February, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—III”, in Railway Magazine, page 13:
- The smiths themselves were a grand lot of fellows, full of a robust, and sometimes Rabelaisian sense of humour, and between "heats," they could be most entertaining.
- (by extension) One who makes anything; wright.
- (archaic) An artist.
SynonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
- anchorsmith
- anvilsmith
- armorsmith
- armoursmith
- arrowsmith
- bilbosmith
- blacksmith
- bladesmith
- boilersmith
- brass-smith
- brasssmith
- brightsmith
- bronzesmith
- bucklesmith
- carriagesmith
- chainsmith
- clocksmith
- coachsmith
- coppersmith
- dreamsmith
- filesmith
- fingersmith
- forgesmith
- framesmith
- girdlesmith
- goldsmith
- gunsmith
- hammersmith
- horsesmith
- ironsmith
- jacksmith
- jawsmith
- jobsmith
- jokesmith
- knifesmith
- locksmith
- metalsmith
- musicsmith
- nailsmith
- platinumsmith
- runesmith
- scissorsmith
- scythesmith
- shapesmith
- shearsmith
- shoesmith
- sicklesmith
- silversmith
- songsmith
- swordsmith
- thundersmith
- tinsmith
- tiresmith
- toolsmith
- tunesmith
- versesmith
- weaponsmith
- whitesmith
- wordsmith
- wrightsmith
- Aldersmith
- Anglesmith
- Arrowsmith
- Athersmith
- Becksmith
- Blacksmith
- Bosmith
- Broadsmith
- Brooksmith
- Brownsmith
- Carleysmith
- Causbysmith
- Coopersmith
- Coppersmith
- Deansmith
- Drakesmith
- Fordsmith
- Goldsmith
- Goodesmith
- Gouldsmith
- Graysmith
- Greensmith
- Greysmith
- Grossmith
- Grovesmith
- Hallsmith
- Harrowsmith
- Hathersmith
- Highsmith
- Hillsmith
- Hudsmith
- Kingsmith
- Knightsmith
- Leasmith
- Leesmith
- Locksmith
- Lowesmith
- Martinsmith
- Mcsmith
- Mooresmith
- Naismith
- Nasmith
- Naysmith
- Neasmith
- Nesmith
- Neysmith
- Perrysmith
- Portsmith
- Roundsmith
- Schersmith
- Shawsmith
- Shearsmith
- Shoesmith
- Shoosmith
- Shouesmith
- Shouksmith
- Shucksmith
- Silversmith
- Sixsmith
- Steelsmith
- Sucksmith
- Whilesmith
- Whitesmith
- Wildsmith
- Wilesmith
- Willsmith
- Woodsmith
- Youngsmith
Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
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Etymology 2Edit
From Middle English smythen (“to work metal, forge, beat into, torment, refine (of God - to refine his chosen); to create, work as a blacksmith”), from Old English smiþian (“to forge, fabricate”), from Proto-Germanic *smiþōną. Compare Dutch smeden, German schmieden.
VerbEdit
smith (third-person singular simple present smiths, present participle smithing, simple past and past participle smithed)
ReferencesEdit
- (2 archaic) William Anderson (1863). The Scottish Nation. A. Fullerton & Co.: Edinburgh. Page 479. Accessed 2008-03-04.
Middle EnglishEdit
NounEdit
smith
- Alternative form of smyth
Old SaxonEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Germanic *smiþaz. Compare Old Dutch, Old Frisian smith, Old English smiþ, Old High German smid, Old Norse smiðr.
NounEdit
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