smie

See also: śmie

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse smiðja.

Noun

smie f or m (definite singular smia or smien, indefinite plural smier, definite plural smiene)

1. a smithy or forge

References

• “smie” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• smidje, smidja
• smidju, smiu (Midlandsnormalen, dialectal)
• smiggja (dialectal pronunciation spelling, Hardanger)
• smeddi (Trøndelag) (Meråker dialect)

Etymology

From Old Norse smiðja, from Proto-Germanic *smiþjǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²smiːə/

Noun

smie f (definite singular smia, indefinite plural smier, definite plural smiene)

1. a smithy or forge

Inflection

Historical inflection of smie

		singular		plural
		indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
Aasen1		Smia, Smidja	Smia, Smidja	Smior, Smidjor	Smiorna, Smidjorna
1901		smidja (smidju)	smidja (smidjo)	smidjor (smidjur)	smidjorne (smidjune)
1917		smidja, smidje2	smidja	smidjer, smidjor	smidjene, smidjone2
1938		smie	smia	smier [smior]	smiene [smione]
1983		smie [smia]
2012 (current)		smie	smia	smier	smiene

• Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard.
• Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier.
• Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen.
• ¹Nouns were capitalised for most of the 19th century. ²Use allowed for schoolchildren already as of 1910.

References

• “smie” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• meis, semi-, sime