smith
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /smɪθ/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪθ
Etymology 1
From Middle English smyth, smith, from Old English smiþ (“handicraftsman, smith, blacksmith, armorer, carpenter, worker in metals or in wood”), from Proto-Germanic *smiþaz (“arranger, smith”), from Proto-Indo-European *smēy-, *smī- (“to cut, hew”). Cognate with Dutch smid, German Schmied, Swedish/Norwegian smed.
Noun
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.
- (by extension) One who makes anything; wright.
- (archaic) An artist.
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Derived terms
- anchorsmith
- armoursmith
- anvilsmith
- arrowsmith
- bilbosmith
- blacksmith
- bladesmith
- boilersmith
- 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
- 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
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Etymology 2
From Middle English smythen (“To work metal, forge, beat into, torment, refine (of God - to refine his chosen); create, to work as a blacksmith”), from Old English smiþian (“to forge, fabricate”), from Proto-Germanic *smiþōną. Compare Dutch smeden, German schmieden.
Verb
smith (third-person singular simple present smiths, present participle smithing, simple past and past participle smithed)
References
- (2 archaic) William Anderson (1863). The Scottish Nation. A. Fullerton & Co.: Edinburgh. Page 479. Accessed 2008-03-04.
Middle English
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *smiþaz. Compare Old Dutch, Old Frisian smith, Old English smiþ, Old High German smid, Old Norse smiðr.