smerten
Danish
Noun
smerten
- definite singular of smerte
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *smertan, from Proto-Germanic *smertaną.
Verb
smerten
- (intransitive) to hurt, to smart
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
- smarten
Descendants
- Dutch: smarten
Further reading
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “smarten (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page smarten
Middle English
Alternative forms
- smart, smarten, smeorten, smerte
Etymology
From Old English *smeortan, from Proto-West Germanic *smertan, from Proto-Germanic *smertaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsmɛrtən/
Verb
smerten
- To smart, injure, cause pain
- To smart, hurt, be injured
- To suffer (the consequences)
Usage notes
Weak forms of this verb are attested, but are late and rare.
Conjugation
Conjugation of smerten (strong class 3)
infinitive | (to) smerten, smerte | ||
---|---|---|---|
present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | smerte | smart | |
2nd-person singular | smertest | smorte, smart | |
3rd-person singular | smerteth | smart | |
subjunctive singular | smerte | smorte1 | |
imperative singular | — | ||
plural2 | smerten, smerte | smorten, smorte | |
imperative plural | smerteth, smerte | — | |
participles | smertynge, smertende | smorten, smorte |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms
- smert
- smerte
Descendants
- English: smart
- Scots: smert
References
- “smerten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-27.
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
smerten m
- definite singular of smerte