smearcian

Old English

Alternative forms
  • smercian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsmæɑ̯r.ki.ɑn/, [ˈsmæɑ̯rˠ.ki.ɑn]

Verb

smearcian

  1. to smile
    Hē smearcode on mē and stāg on þæt sċip.
    He smiled at me and got on the ship.
    Ġif iċ ġesēo ċild smearcian, iċ ēac smearciġe.
    If I see a child smile, I smile too.
    • late 10th century, Ælfric's Lives of Saints
      Þā hēo þis ġehīerde, þā smearcode hēo wiþ his weardes, þus cweðende, "Ġelīef mē, ne ġeseah iċ nānne mann būtan þē, oþþe wilddēor, oþþe ǣniġes cynnes nīeten, siþþan iċ Iordanēn oferfērde and iċ hider on þās wēstenne becōm."
      When she heard this, she smiled in his direction and said, "Believe me, I haven’t seen anyone besides you, or wild animals, or any kind of animal, since I crossed the Jordan and came here to this wasteland."

Conjugation
Conjugation of smearcian (weak class 2)
infinitive smearcian tō smearcienne
indicative present past
1st-person singular smearcie
smearciġe		 smearcode
2nd-person singular smearcast smearcodest
3rd-person singular smearcaþ smearcode
plural smearciaþ
smearciġaþ		 smearcodon
subjunctive present past
singular smearcie
smearciġe		 smearcode
plural smearcien
smearciġen		 smearcoden
imperative
singular smearca
plural smearciaþ
smearciġaþ
participle present past
smearciende
smearciġende		 (ġe)smearcod

Descendants
  • Middle English: smirken
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