Old English · noun
smiþþe
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- weak n-stem
- IPA
- /ˈsmiθ.θe/
- Syllables
- ˈsmiθ · θe (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- smithesmytheforgesmith'ssmithyworkshop
Meaning
-
a smith's workshop: smithy, forge
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *smiþþjā, from Proto-Germanic *smiþjǭ. Cognate with Old Frisian smithe, Old Saxon smitha, Old High German smidda (whence Modern German Schmiede), Old Norse smiðja (whence Modern English smithy).
Descendants
smithe, smythe
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