"smellen" meaning in Middle English

See smellen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈsmɛlən/
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld- Proto-West Germanic *smalljan Old English *smiellan Middle English smellen From Old English *smiellan. Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|inh|ang>*smiellan>sense|id=sense|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld- Proto-West Germanic *smalljan Old English *smiellan Middle English smellen, {{inh|enm|ang|*smiellan}} Old English *smiellan Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} smellen Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|smell}} Forms: weak [table-tags], smellen [infinitive], to smellen [infinitive], smelle [infinitive], smelle [first-person, present, singular], smelled [first-person, past, singular], smellest [present, second-person, singular], smelledest [past, second-person, singular], smelleth [present, singular, third-person], smelled [past, singular, third-person], smelle [present, singular, subjunctive], smelled [past, singular, subjunctive], smelle [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], smellen [plural, present], smelle [plural, present], smelleden [past, plural], smellede [past, plural], smelleth [imperative, plural, present], smelle [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], smellynge [participle, present], smellende [participle, present], smelled [participle, past], ysmelled [participle, past]
  1. (transitive) To sense a smell or smells. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-smellen-enm-verb-QpuS8h9Q Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymology trees, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymology trees: 26 35 39 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 28 33 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 30 38 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 38 33
  2. (intransitive) To give off an odor. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-smellen-enm-verb-x~nzM6w2 Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymology trees, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymology trees: 26 35 39 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 28 33 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 30 38 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 38 33
  3. (intransitive, without a modifier) To smell bad; to stink. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-smellen-enm-verb-f1EvEjfR Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymology trees, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymology trees: 26 35 39 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 28 33 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 30 38 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 38 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: smele, smeallen, smillen, smullen
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        "To give off an odor."
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsmɛlən/"
    }
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        "(transitive) To sense a smell or smells."
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        "(intransitive) To give off an odor."
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        "To smell bad; to stink."
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        "(intransitive, without a modifier) To smell bad; to stink."
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsmɛlən/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "smele"
    },
    {
      "word": "smeallen"
    },
    {
      "word": "smillen"
    },
    {
      "word": "smullen"
    }
  ],
  "word": "smellen"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Middle English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-11-06 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-10-02 using wiktextract (fbeafe8 and 7f03c9b). 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.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.