Old English · adjective
smeag
Normalised smēag
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /smæ͜ɑːɡ/[smæ͜ɑːɣ]
- Syllables
- smæ͜ɑːɡ (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- creepingpenetratingsubtle
Meaning
-
creeping in, penetrating
-
subtle, crafty
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | smēag | smēag | smēag |
| Accusative | smēagne | smēage | smēag |
| Genitive | smēages | smēagre | smēages |
| Dative | smēagum | smēagre | smēagum |
| Instrumental | smēage | smēagre | smēage |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | smēage | smēagasmēage | smēag |
| Accusative | smēage | smēagasmēage | smēag |
| Genitive | smēagra | smēagra | smēagra |
| Dative | smēagum | smēagum | smēagum |
| Instrumental | smēagum | smēagum | smēagum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | smēaga | smēage | smēage |
| Accusative | smēagan | smēagan | smēage |
| Genitive | smēagan | smēagan | smēagan |
| Dative | smēagan | smēagan | smēagan |
| Instrumental | smēagan | smēagan | smēagan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | smēagan | smēagan | smēagan |
| Accusative | smēagan | smēagan | smēagan |
| Genitive | smēagrasmēagena | smēagrasmēagena | smēagrasmēagena |
| Dative | smēagum | smēagum | smēagum |
| Instrumental | smēagum | smēagum | smēagum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *smaug, from Proto-Germanic *smaugaz (“slippery, slick”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewk- (“to slip, slide”).
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