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Old English · verb

smeþian

Normalised smēþian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈsmeː.θi.ɑn/
[ˈsmeː.ði.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈsmeː · θi · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
smooth

Meaning

  1. to smooth

  2. to become smooth

Conjugation

Conjugation of smeþian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular smēþiġesmēþode
2nd singular smēþastsmēþodest
3rd singular smēþaþsmēþode
Plural smēþiaþsmēþodon
Subjunctive
Singular smēþiġesmēþode
Plural smēþiġensmēþoden
Non-finite forms of smeþian
Form
Infinitive smēþian
Inflected infinitive smēþienne
Imperative singular smēþa
Imperative plural smēþiaþ
Present participle smēþiende
Past participle smēþodġesmēþod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From smēþe (“smooth”) + -ian (infinitive suffix)

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