smoren

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch smoren, from Proto-Germanic *smurōną (“to suffocate, strangle”), probably related to *smallijan (“to burn”) or Old English smoca (“smoke”).

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -oːrən

Verb

smoren

1. (transitive) to smother, to suffocate, to deprive of oxygen
2. (transitive) to muffle, to repress, to diminish, to die out
3. (transitive, intransitive) to braise
4. (colloquial, Belgium) to smoke weed

Inflection

Inflection of smoren (weak)
infinitive	smoren
past singular	smoorde
past participle	gesmoord
infinitive	smoren
gerund	smoren n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	smoor	smoorde
2nd person sing. (jij)	smoort	smoorde
2nd person sing. (u)	smoort	smoorde
2nd person sing. (gij)	smoort	smoorde
3rd person singular	smoort	smoorde
plural	smoren	smoorden
subjunctive sing.1	smore	smoorde
subjunctive plur.1	smoren	smoorden
imperative sing.	smoor
imperative plur.1	smoort
participles	smorend	gesmoord
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• in de kiem smoren

Descendants

• Negerhollands: smoor
• Petjo: smoor
• → Indonesian: smoor, semur
  • → English: semur
• → Papiamentu: smor, smoor

Anagrams

• morsen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• smore, smor

Etymology

From Old English smorian, from Proto-Germanic *smurōną (“to suffocate, strangle”), probably related to *smallijan (“to burn”) or smoca (“smoke”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsmɔːrən/

Verb

smoren

1. to suffocate

Conjugation

Conjugation of smoren (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) smoren, smore
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	smore	smored
2nd-person singular	smorest	smoredest
3rd-person singular	smoreth	smored
subjunctive singular	smore
imperative singular		—
plural1	smoren, smore	smoreden, smorede
imperative plural	smoreth, smore	—
participles	smorynge, smorende	smored, ysmored

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• Scots: smore, smuir
• Yola: smore

References

• “smōren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.