smielen

Low German

Etymology

From Old Norse *smíla (to smile), from Proto-Germanic *smīlijaną, *smirōną (to smile), from Proto-Indo-European *smey- (to laugh, be glad, wonder). Cognate with Dutch smuilen, English smile, Middle High German smielen, Swedish smila, Danish smile, Norwegian Bokmål smile, Old English smerian and smercian.

Verb

smielen (past singular smiel, past participle smielt, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. to smile

Conjugation

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