smythen
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old English smiþian, form Proto-Germanic *smiþōną; equivalent to smyth + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editsmythen
- To smith metal; to perform metalworking.
- (rare) To torture or harass; to inflict terror and horror.
- (rare) To be employed as a metalworker.
- (rare) To spiritually cleanse or purify.
Conjugation
editConjugation of smythen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
edit- English: smith
References
edit- “smithen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-28.
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