smiþian

Old English

Alternative forms

• smiðian — edh spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *smiþōną (“to smith”), equivalent to smiþ +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsmi.θi.ɑn/, [ˈsmi.ði.ɑn]

Verb

smiþian

1. to smith (make out of metal or wood); to fashion, forge

Conjugation

Conjugation of smiþian (weak class 2)

infinitive	smiþian	smiþienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	smiþiġe	smiþode
second person singular	smiþast	smiþodest
third person singular	smiþaþ	smiþode
plural	smiþiaþ	smiþodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	smiþiġe	smiþode
plural	smiþiġen	smiþoden
imperative
singular	smiþa
plural	smiþiaþ
participle	present	past
	smiþiende	(ġe)smiþod

Descendants

• Middle English: smythen
  • English: smith

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “SMIÐIAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.