smæc
Old English
Alternative forms
- smæcc, smæċċ
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *smakkuz, from Proto-Indo-European *smeg-.
Noun
smæċ m
- smack, taste, flavour
Declension
Declension of smæc (strong ja-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | smæċe | smæċas |
accusative | smæċe | smæċas |
genitive | smæċes | smæċa |
dative | smæċe | smæċum |
Descendants
- Middle English: smac, smake, smacke, smech
- Scots: smak
- English: smack, smake, smatch
Related terms
- smæċċan
References
- smæċ in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary