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Reconstruction:Old English/smiellan

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Alternative forms

  • *smillan, *smyllan, *smællan, *smellan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *smalljan (to glow, burn, smoulder).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsmi͜yl.lɑn/, [ˈsmi͜yɫ.ɫɑn]

Verb

*smiellan[1]

  1. (intransitive) to fume, reek

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Middle English: smellen, smullen, smillen, smeallen
    • English: smell
    • Scots: smell
    • Yola: smele, smoll

References

  1. smellen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2020-07-21.
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