smulge

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Romanian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *exmŭlgĕre, itself from Latin ex- + mulgēre (to milk), or as a variant of ēmulgēre with a change of prefix. Compare Aromanian zmulgu, zmuldziri, Albanian zmolje (fallow land), Italian smungere, Venetian smónzer, Asturian esmucir. An alternative past participle, smult (from Vulgar Latin *exmulctus, from mulctus; cf. Aromanian zmultu, Sardinian multu, murtu), also exists.

Verb[edit]

a smulge (third-person singular present smulge, past participle smuls) 3rd conj.

  1. to wrest, wrench, snatch, pluck
  2. to rip (out), tear away, break off

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