smerten
Danish
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *smertan, from Proto-Germanic *smertaną.
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
Descendants
- Dutch: smarten
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English smeortan, from Proto-Germanic *smertaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsmɛrtən/
Usage notes
While this verb was originally a Class III strong verb, weak forms started to become prevalent in the Middle English period.
Conjugation
Conjugation of smerten (strong class 3/weak)
infinitive | (to) smerten | |
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indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | smert, smerte | smart, smerted |
2nd person singular | smertst, smertest | smort, smartest |
3rd person singular | smerteth, smerteþ, smerth | smart, smerted |
plural | *smerten, *smerteth | smorten, smerten |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | smerte | *smarte, *smerte |
plural | *smerte(n) | *smarte(n), *smerte(n) |
imperative | present | |
singular | *smerte | |
plural | *smerteth, *smerteþ | |
participle | present | past |
*smerting(e), *smertende | *smarten, *smerted |
References
- “smerten (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-27.
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