smyrja

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse smyrva, smyrja, from Proto-Germanic *smirwijaną.

Verb

smyrja (third person singular past indicative smurdi, third person plural past indicative smurdu, supine smurt)

  1. to smear

Conjugation

Conjugation of smyrja (group v-23)
infinitive smyrja
supine smurt
participle (a7)1 smyrjandi smurdur
present past
first singular smyrji smurdi
second singular smyrt smurdi
third singular smyr smurdi
plural smyrja smurdu
imperative
singular smyr!
plural smyrið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse smyrva, smyrja, from Proto-Germanic *smirwijaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsmɪrja/
    Rhymes: -ɪrja
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 239: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "non-standard, colloquial" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈsmʏrja/
    Rhymes: -ʏrja

Verb

smyrja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative smurði, supine smurt)

  1. (with accusative) to butter; to cover (e.g. a slice of bread) with butter or another spread
  2. (with accusative, by extension) to make, prepare (a slice of bread, sandwich, etc., which might have more than just a spread on it, e.g. ham, cheese, cucumber etc.)
  3. (with accusative) to cover with a fatty substance, cream, etc.; smear
  4. (with accusative) to oil, grease, lubricate
  5. (with dative, qualified with adverb or prepositional phrase indicating destination) to spread (a thick or fatty substance, etc.) onto something
  6. (with accusative) to embalm
  7. (with accusative) to anoint
  8. (with accusative, of a fox) to savage (a sheep) on the snout, making it bloody

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