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Old English · verb

smacian

Normalised smācian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈsmɑː.ki.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈsmɑː · ki · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
caresscoaxpatflatter

Meaning

  1. to pat; stroke, caress

  2. to coax, flatter; allure, seduce

Conjugation

Conjugation of smacian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular smāciġesmācode
2nd singular smācastsmācodest
3rd singular smācaþsmācode
Plural smāciaþsmācodon
Subjunctive
Singular smāciġesmācode
Plural smāciġensmācoden
Non-finite forms of smacian
Form
Infinitive smācian
Inflected infinitive smācienne
Imperative singular smāca
Imperative plural smāciaþ
Present participle smāciende
Past participle smācodġesmācod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *smaikōn.

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