smoren

Dutch

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Proto-Germanic *smurōną (to suffocate, strangle), probably related to *smallijan (to burn) or Old English smoca (smoke).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -oːrən

Verb

smoren

  1. (transitive) to smother, to suffocate, to deprive of oxygen
  2. (transitive) to muffle, to repress, to diminish, to die out
  3. (transitive, intransitive) to braise
  4. (colloquial, Belgium) to smoke weed

Inflection

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: smoor
  • Petjo: smoor
  • Indonesian: smoor, semur
  • Papiamentu: smor, smoor

References

  1. van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), smoren”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Anagrams

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English smorian, from Proto-Germanic *smurōną (to suffocate, strangle), probably related to *smallijan (to burn) or smoca (smoke).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsmɔːrən/

Verb

smoren

  1. to suffocate

Conjugation

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Descendants

References

  1. van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), smoren”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
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