smulge

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Romanian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *exmŭlgĕre, from Latin ex- + mulgēre (to milk). Compare Aromanian zmulgu, zmuldziri, Italian smungere, Venetian smónzer, Asturian esmucir. An alternative past participle, smult (from Vulgar Latin *exmulctus, from mulctus; cf. Aromanian zmultu, Sardinian multu, murtu), also exists.

Verb

a smulge (third-person singular present smulge, past participle smuls) 3rd conj.

  1. to wrest, wrench, snatch, pluck
  2. to rip (out), tear away, break off

Conjugation