smellen
Middle English
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To sense a smell or smells.
- (intransitive) To give off an odor.
- (intransitive) To smell bad; to stink.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English *smellan.
Origin
Old English
*smellan
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- besmell English
- foresmell English
- outsmell English
- smell English
- smell-o-meter English
- smell-smock English
- smellable English
- smeller English
- smellest English
- smelleth English
- smellfungus English
- smelly English
- *smellan Old English
- *smyllan Old English
- *smallijan gmw-pro
- smel Tok Pisin
- smelim Tok Pisin
- smeri Sranan Tongo