"smaken" meaning in Middle English

See smaken in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈsmakən/, /ˈsmaːkən/
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle Low German smāken, from Old Saxon *smakōn, from Proto-West Germanic *smakēn; compare smacchen. Some forms are remodelled on smak. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|enm|gml|smāken|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle Low German smāken, {{bor+|enm|gml|smāken}} Borrowed from Middle Low German smāken, {{der|enm|osx|*smakōn}} Old Saxon *smakōn, {{der|enm|gmw-pro|*smakēn}} Proto-West Germanic *smakēn, {{m|enm|smacchen}} smacchen, {{m|enm|smak}} smak Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} smaken Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|smak}} Forms: weak [table-tags], smaken [infinitive], to smaken [infinitive], smake [infinitive], smake [first-person, present, singular], smaked [first-person, past, singular], smakest [present, second-person, singular], smakedest [past, second-person, singular], smaketh [present, singular, third-person], smaked [past, singular, third-person], smake [present, singular, subjunctive], smaked [past, singular, subjunctive], smake [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], smaken [plural, present], smake [plural, present], smakeden [past, plural], smakede [past, plural], smaketh [imperative, plural, present], smake [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], smakynge [participle, present], smakende [participle, present], smaked [participle, past], ysmaked [participle, past]
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To have a taste; to taste (something). Tags: intransitive, transitive Categories (topical): Taste Synonyms: savouren, smacchen, tasten
    Sense id: en-smaken-enm-verb-XVCvTnsO Disambiguation of Taste: 80 17 3 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 67 29 3 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 64 32 4
  2. (transitive, intransitive, rare) To smell (of); to emit or sample an odour. Tags: intransitive, rare, transitive Categories (topical): Smell
    Sense id: en-smaken-enm-verb-YwrSeeKY Disambiguation of Smell: 18 77 5
  3. (transitive, rare) To be contaminated by; to be blemished with. Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-smaken-enm-verb-WMP9SiMv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: smake, smakie, smakkyn, smakyn, smacky [Kent]

Alternative forms

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        "rare",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses",
        "Middle English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be contaminated by; to be blemished with."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "contaminated",
          "contaminated"
        ],
        [
          "blemished",
          "blemished"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, rare) To be contaminated by; to be blemished with."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsmakən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsmaːkən/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "smake"
    },
    {
      "word": "smakie"
    },
    {
      "word": "smakkyn"
    },
    {
      "word": "smakyn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Kent"
      ],
      "word": "smacky"
    }
  ],
  "word": "smaken"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Middle English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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