"smethen" meaning in Middle English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈsmeːðən/
Etymology: Inherited from Old English smēþan, smēþian; equivalent to smethe + -en (infinitival suffix). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|smēþan|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English smēþan, {{inh+|enm|ang|smēþan}} Inherited from Old English smēþan, {{m|ang|smēþian}} smēþian, {{af|enm|smethe|-en|id2=infinitival|pos2=infinitival suffix}} smethe + -en (infinitival suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} smethen, {{enm-verb|stem=smeth}} smethen (third-person singular simple present smetheth, present participle smethende, smethynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle smethed) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|smeth|inf2=0}} Forms: smetheth [present, singular, third-person], smethende [participle, present], smethynge [participle, present], smethed [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], weak [table-tags], smethen [infinitive], to smethen [infinitive], smethe [first-person, present, singular], smethed [first-person, past, singular], smethest [present, second-person, singular], smethedest [past, second-person, singular], smetheth [present, singular, third-person], smethed [past, singular, third-person], smethe [present, singular, subjunctive], smethed [past, singular, subjunctive], smethe [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], smethen [plural, present], smethe [plural, present], smetheden [past, plural], smethede [past, plural], smetheth [imperative, plural, present], smethe [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], smethynge [participle, present], smethende [participle, present], smethed [participle, past], ysmethed [participle, past]
  1. To smoothen; to make smooth. Categories (topical): Touch
    Sense id: en-smethen-enm-verb-eA~YUEj1 Disambiguation of Touch: 32 36 32
  2. To palliate; to smooth over a wrong. Categories (topical): Human behaviour, Touch
    Sense id: en-smethen-enm-verb-ia7UCy3X Disambiguation of Human behaviour: 0 100 0 Disambiguation of Touch: 32 36 32 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival) Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 30 40 30 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 14 71 16 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 15 70 15
  3. (rare) To become smooth or level. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Touch
    Sense id: en-smethen-enm-verb-WQaN4nQy Disambiguation of Touch: 32 36 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Appearance Synonyms: smeþie, smeþ, smeþen, smeðin, smeþien [Early-Middle-English]
Disambiguation of Appearance: 0 0 0

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈsmeːðən/"
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          "become"
        ],
        [
          "smooth",
          "smooth"
        ],
        [
          "level",
          "level"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To become smooth or level."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsmeːðən/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "smeþie"
    },
    {
      "word": "smeþ"
    },
    {
      "word": "smeþen"
    },
    {
      "word": "smeðin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ],
      "word": "smeþien"
    }
  ],
  "word": "smethen"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Middle English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 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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