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Old English · adjective

unsmeþe

Normalised unsmēþe

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈunˌsmeː.θe/
[ˈunˌsmeː.ðe]
Syllables
ˈun · ˌsmeː · θe (3 syllables)
Modern English
smoothuneven

Meaning

  1. rough, not smooth, uneven

    Martinus ġelācnode mid ǣnlīpium cosse ǣnne hrēoflīnne mannan fram his micclan coðe, and fram atelīcum hīwe his unsmēðan līċes.

    Martinus cured a leprous man of his great sickness and from the horrid appearance of his rough body with a single kiss.

    Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church

Declension

Strong declension of unsmeþe
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative unsmēþeunsmēþuunsmēþounsmēþe
Accusative unsmēþneunsmēþeunsmēþe
Genitive unsmēþesunsmēþreunsmēþes
Dative unsmēþumunsmēþreunsmēþum
Instrumental unsmēþeunsmēþreunsmēþe
Plural
Nominative unsmēþeunsmēþaunsmēþeunsmēþuunsmēþo
Accusative unsmēþeunsmēþaunsmēþeunsmēþuunsmēþo
Genitive unsmēþraunsmēþraunsmēþra
Dative unsmēþumunsmēþumunsmēþum
Instrumental unsmēþumunsmēþumunsmēþum
Weak declension of unsmeþe
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative unsmēþaunsmēþeunsmēþe
Accusative unsmēþanunsmēþanunsmēþe
Genitive unsmēþanunsmēþanunsmēþan
Dative unsmēþanunsmēþanunsmēþan
Instrumental unsmēþanunsmēþanunsmēþan
Plural
Nominative unsmēþanunsmēþanunsmēþan
Accusative unsmēþanunsmēþanunsmēþan
Genitive unsmēþraunsmēþenaunsmēþraunsmēþenaunsmēþraunsmēþena
Dative unsmēþumunsmēþumunsmēþum
Instrumental unsmēþumunsmēþumunsmēþum

All forms (11)

Etymology

un- + smēþe (“smooth”)

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