"Small" meaning in English

See Small in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Smalls [plural], Smale [alternative], Smales [alternative], Smalles [alternative], Smalls [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English smæl (“small”). Compare Smail. First attested in the 1200s. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|ang|smæl||small|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English smæl (“small”), {{inh+|en|ang|smæl||small}} Inherited from Old English smæl (“small”), {{etydate|1200s}} First attested in the 1200s Head templates: {{en-prop|s}} Small (plural Smalls)
  1. A surname.

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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