smeart

Middle English

Adjective

smeart

  1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of smert

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /smæ͜ɑrt/, [smæ͜ɑrˠt]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *smartaz (hurting), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)merd- (to burn). Cognate with Old Frisian smert (hurting, painful). More at smart.

Adjective

smeart

  1. painful, smarting
Declension
Descendants
  • Middle English: smert, smart, smarte, smært, smeart, smerte
    • English: smart (see there for further descendants)
    • Scots: smert

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *smart, first and third person singular preterite of *smertaną (to smart).

Verb

smeart

  1. first/third-person singular past indicative of smeortan
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