Old English · verb
smierwan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 1
- IPA
- /ˈsmi͜yr.wɑn/[ˈsmi͜yrˠ.wɑn]
- Syllables
- ˈsmi͜yr · wɑn (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- anointsmear
Meaning
-
to smear, anoint
Cwæþ sē wrītere þæt Maria genōme ān pund deorwyrþre smyrenesse, & smyrede mid þæs Hǣlendes fēt, & mid hire loccum dregde
The author said that Mary took one pound of precious oils and anointed with them the Savior's feet, and then dried them with locks [of her hair].
10th century, “DOMINICA SEXTA IN QUADRAGESIMA”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), page 73:
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | smierwe | smierede |
| 2nd singular | smierest | smieredest |
| 3rd singular | smiereþ | smierede |
| Plural | smierwaþ | smieredon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | smierwe | smierede |
| Plural | smierwen | smiereden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | smierwan |
| Inflected infinitive | smierwenne |
| Imperative singular | smiere |
| Imperative plural | smierwaþ |
| Present participle | smierwende |
| Past participle | smierwedġesmierwedsmieredġesmiered |
All forms (17)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *smirwijan.
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