smoar

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian smere, from Proto-West Germanic *smeru, from Proto-Germanic *smerwą, from Proto-Indo-European *smérus. Cognate with English smear, Dutch smeer and German Schmer.

Noun

smoar n (no plural)

1. fat, grease

Derived terms

• nútsjesmoar

Further reading

• “smoar”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011