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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/smorōn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
Uncertain, possibly related to *smokōn and *smallijan.
Verb
*smorōn
- to suffocate (with smoke)
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *smorōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *smorōdā | |
| Infinitive | *smorōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *smorōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *smorōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *smorōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *smorō | *smorōdā |
| 2nd singular | *smorōs | *smorōdēs, *smorōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *smorōþ | *smorōdē, *smorōdā |
| 1st plural | *smorōm | *smorōdum |
| 2nd plural | *smorōþ | *smorōdud |
| 3rd plural | *smorōnþ | *smorōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *smorō | *smorōdī |
| 2nd singular | *smorōs | *smorōdī |
| 3rd singular | *smorō | *smorōdī |
| 1st plural | *smorōm | *smorōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *smorōþ | *smorōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *smorōn | *smorōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *smorō | |
| Plural | *smorōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *smorōndī | *smorōd |
Descendants
- Old English: smorian
- Middle English: smoren, smore, smor
- Scots: smore, smuir
- Yola: smore
- Middle English: smoren, smore, smor
- Old Frisian: *smoria
- West Frisian: smoarje, smoare
- Old Saxon: *smorōn
- Middle Low German: smōren
- → German: schmoren
- Middle Low German: smōren
- Old Dutch: *smoron
- Middle Dutch: smōren
- Dutch: smoren
- Middle Dutch: smōren
- >? Old High German: *smorōn
- >? Middle High German: smoren (attested as meaning 'to wither')