"smert" meaning in Middle English

See smert in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /smɛrt/, /smart/ Forms: smerte [plural], smerte [singular, weak], smerter [comparative], smertest [superlative], smart [alternative], smarte [alternative], smært [alternative], smeart [alternative], smerte [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English smeart, from Proto-West Germanic *smart, from Proto-Germanic *smartaz. Forms in -e- reflect the usual development of OE -ea- in some dialects, but are probably largely due to the influence of smerten. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|smeart|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English smeart, {{inh+|enm|ang|smeart}} Inherited from Old English smeart, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*smart}} Proto-West Germanic *smart, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*smartaz}} Proto-Germanic *smartaz Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|plural and weak singular|smerte|comparative|smerter||{{{comp2}}}|superlative|smertest||{{{sup2}}}|f3l=|f5l=|head=}} smert (plural and weak singular smerte, comparative smerter, superlative smertest), {{enm-adj|smerte|smerter|smertest}} smert (plural and weak singular smerte, comparative smerter, superlative smertest)
  1. painful, hurtful, punishing, injurious
    Sense id: en-smert-enm-adj-3T~X8M14 Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 16 23 11 19 24 0 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 22 11 19 24 0 8
  2. difficult, troubling, distressing
    Sense id: en-smert-enm-adj-k0UEPTEe Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 9 15 32 12 28 1 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 16 23 11 19 24 0 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 22 11 19 24 0 8
  3. strong, aggressive
    Sense id: en-smert-enm-adj-6qAvIvaD Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 9 15 32 12 28 1 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 16 23 11 19 24 0 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 22 11 19 24 0 8
  4. damaging, violent, powerful, intense, raging
    Sense id: en-smert-enm-adj-7hQtBu2U Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 9 15 32 12 28 1 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 16 23 11 19 24 0 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 22 11 19 24 0 8
  5. (Late Middle English) quick, speedy, alert Tags: Late-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-smert-enm-adj-tdhqODOR Categories (other): Late Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 9 15 32 12 28 1 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 16 23 11 19 24 0 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 22 11 19 24 0 8
  6. (rare) rough, raw Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-smert-enm-adj-ETHNnF-B
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: smerten
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} smert
  1. alternative form of smerte Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: smerte
    Sense id: en-smert-enm-noun-sDRIWoSC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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