"smerten" meaning in Middle English

See smerten in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈsmɛrtən/
Etymology: From Old English *smeortan, from Proto-West Germanic *smertan, from Proto-Germanic *smertaną. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|*smeortan}} Old English *smeortan, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*smertan}} Proto-West Germanic *smertan, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*smertaną}} Proto-Germanic *smertaną Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} smerten Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-st|smert|smart|smort|smort|c=3|y=0}} Forms: strong [table-tags], smerten [infinitive], to smerten [infinitive], smerte [infinitive], smerte [first-person, present, singular], smart [first-person, past, singular], smertest [present, second-person, singular], smorte [past, second-person, singular], smart [past, second-person, singular], smerteth [present, singular, third-person], smart [past, singular, third-person], smerte [present, singular, subjunctive], smorte [past, singular, subjunctive], smerte [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], smerten [plural, present], smerte [plural, present], smorten [past, plural], smorte [past, plural], smerteth [imperative, plural, present], smerte [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], smertynge [participle, present], smertende [participle, present], smorten [participle, past], smorte [participle, past]
  1. To smart, injure, cause pain
    Sense id: en-smerten-enm-verb-RGBd5XRF
  2. To smart, hurt, be injured Categories (topical): Violence
    Sense id: en-smerten-enm-verb-VjiR4wtw Disambiguation of Violence: 27 54 19 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 20 66 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 20 65 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 76 10
  3. To suffer (the consequences)
    Sense id: en-smerten-enm-verb-DprIdmdy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: smart, smarten, smeorten, smerte Related terms: smert, smerte

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "infinitive"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈsmɛrtən/"
    }
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    {
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