smerten

Danish

Noun

smerten

  1. definite singular of smerte

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *smertan, from Proto-Germanic *smertaną.

Verb

smerten

  1. (intransitive) to hurt, to smart

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

Descendants

Further reading
  • “smarten (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English smeortan, from Proto-Germanic *smertaną.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsmɛrtən/

Verb

smerten

  1. To smart, injure, cause pain
  2. To smart, hurt, be injured
  3. To suffer (the consequences)

Usage notes

While this verb was originally a Class III strong verb, weak forms started to become prevalent in the Middle English period.

Conjugation
Conjugation of smerten (strong class 3/weak)
infinitive (to) smerten
indicative present past
1st person singular smert, smerte smart, smerted
2nd person singular smertst, smertest smort, smartest
3rd person singular smerteth, smerteþ, smerth smart, smerted
plural *smerten, *smerteth smorten, smerten
subjunctive present past
singular smerte *smarte, *smerte
plural *smerte(n) *smarte(n), *smerte(n)
imperative present
singular *smerte
plural *smerteth, *smerteþ
participle present past
*smerting(e), *smertende *smarten, *smerted

Descendants

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

smerten m

  1. definite singular of smerte
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