Reconstruction:Old English/smeortan

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *smertaną (to hurt), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)merd- (to sting). Cognate with Old High German smerzan (to smart). More at smart.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsme͜or.tɑn/, [ˈsme͜orˠ.tɑn]

Verb

*smeortan

  1. to smart; hurt

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