smireness
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Old English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]smireness f
- ointment, oil
- 10th century, DOMINICA SEXTA IN QUADRAGESIMA [1]
- Cwæþ sē wrītere þæt Maria genōme ān pund deorwyrþre smyrenesse, & smyrede mid þæs Hǣlendes fēt, & mid hire loccum dregde
- The author said that Mary took one pound of precious oils and anointed with them the Savior's feet, and then dried them with locks [of her hair].
- 10th century, DOMINICA SEXTA IN QUADRAGESIMA [1]
Declension
[edit]Declension of smireness (strong ō-stem)