smæc

Old English

Alternative forms

smæcc, smæċċ

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *smakku.

Noun

smæċ m

smack, taste, flavour

Declension

Declension of smæc (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	smæċ	smæċas
accusative	smæċ	smæċas
genitive	smæċes	smæċa
dative	smæċe	smæċum

Related terms

smæċċan

Descendants

Middle English: smak, smac, smach, smech, ssmak; smacche, smake, smatche; smacc
- English: smack
- Scots: smack
  - ⇒? Scots: smick

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “smæċ”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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