smiþian
Old English
Alternative forms
- smiðian — edh spelling
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *smiþōną (“to smith”), equivalent to smiþ + -ian.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsmi.θi.ɑn/, [ˈsmi.ði.ɑn]
Verb
smiþian
- to forge: to make skillfully, especially of metal
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Invention of the Holy Cross"
- Hē hēt ēac smiðian of smǣtum golde āne lȳtle rōde, þā hē leġde on his swīðran.
- He also had a little cross forged out of pure gold, which he placed in his right hand.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Passion of the Apostles Peter and Paul"
- Hē cwæþ, "Iċ þē betǣċe heofones rīċes cǣġe." Nis sēo cǣġ gyldenu, ne seolfrenu, ne of nānum andtimbre ġesmiðod.
- He said, "I will give you the key to the kingdom of heaven." That key is not made of gold, or silver, or forged from any material.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Invention of the Holy Cross"
Conjugation
Conjugation of smiþian (weak class 2)
infinitive | smiþian | smiþienne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | smiþiġe | smiþode |
second person singular | smiþast | smiþodest |
third person singular | smiþaþ | smiþode |
plural | smiþiaþ | smiþodon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | smiþiġe | smiþode |
plural | smiþiġen | smiþoden |
imperative | ||
singular | smiþa | |
plural | smiþiaþ | |
participle | present | past |
smiþiende | (ġe)smiþod |
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “SMIÐIAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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