smearcian
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *smarukōn, *smarikōn, derived from Proto-Germanic *smarōną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsmæ͜ɑr.ki.ɑn/, [ˈsmæ͜ɑrˠ.ki.ɑn]
Verb
smearcian
- to smile
- Iċ bewende mē on mīnum setle and ġeseah þone cniht wiþ mīn smearciendne swelċe hē mē cūðe.
- I turned around in my seat and saw the boy smiling at me as if he knew me.
- c. 996, Ælfric's Lives of Saints
- Þā hēo þis ġehīerde, þā smearcode hēo wiþ his weardes, þus cweðende, "Ġelīef mē, ne ġeseah iċ nānne mann būtan þē, oþþe wilddēor, oþþe ǣniġes cynnes nīeten, siþþan iċ Iordanēn oferfērde and iċ hider on þās wēstenne becōm."
- When she heard this, she smiled in his direction and said, "Believe me, I haven't seen anyone besides you, or wild animals, or any kind of animal, since I crossed the Jordan and came here to this wasteland."
Conjugation
Conjugation of smearcian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | smearcian | smearcienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | smearciġe | smearcode |
| second person singular | smearcast | smearcodest |
| third person singular | smearcaþ | smearcode |
| plural | smearciaþ | smearcodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | smearciġe | smearcode |
| plural | smearciġen | smearcoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | smearca | |
| plural | smearciaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| smearciende | (ġe)smearcod | |
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