smugan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *smeugan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsmuː.ɡɑn/, [ˈsmuː.ɣɑn]

Verb

smūgan

1. to creep, crawl, move gradually

Conjugation

Conjugation of smūgan (strong class 2)

infinitive	smūgan	smūgenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	smūge	smēag, smēah
second person singular	smȳġst	smuge
third person singular	smȳġþ	smēag, smēah
plural	smūgaþ	smugon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	smūge	smuge
plural	smūgen	smugen
imperative
singular	smūg, smūh
plural	smūgaþ
participle	present	past
	smūgende	(ġe)smogen

Derived terms

• āsmūgan
• þurhsmūgan
• undersmūgan

Related terms

• smēag
• smēagan
• smēah
• smygel

Descendants

• Middle English: smuȝen
  • Scots: smue, smow, smoo

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “smúgan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.