smelte

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish smælta, from Proto-Germanic *smeltaną (“to melt”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈsmɛl.d̥ə]

Verb

smelte (past tense smeltede, past participle smeltet)

(intransitive, transitive, literal) to melt
De to lave mænd smeltede den gyldne ring i det onde bjerg.
The two short men melted the golden ring in the evil mountain.
(intransitive, transitive, literal, figurative) to disappear, to vanish, to move or to cause to move
(intransitive, figurative) to be overcome with warm and loving emotion
(transitive, literal) to separate by melting

Conjugation

Conjugation of smelte

	active	passive
present	smelter	smeltes
past	smeltede	smeltedes
infinitive	smelte	smeltes
imperative	smelt	—

	participle
present	smeltende
past	smeltet (auxiliary verb have)
gerund	smelten

Derived terms

Dutch

Verb

smelte

(dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of smelten

Anagrams

metsel

Middle English

Noun

smelte

alternative form of smelt

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Related to the verb melte

Verb

smelte (imperative smelt, present tense smelter, passive smeltes, simple past and past participle smelta or smeltet, present participle smeltende)

to melt (change from a solid to a liquid)
to smelt (metal from ore)

Derived terms

References

“smelte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

smelte (present tense smeltar or smelter, past tense smelta or smelte, supine and past participle smelta or smelt, present participle smeltande, imperative smelt)

alternative form of smelta