smá
Icelandic
/smauː/
verb-weak
Definitions
- (transitive) to disdain, to treat with contempt
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *smēhijaną (despise, belittle, reduce).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*smēhijaną
Gloss
despise, belittle, reduce
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Schmähschrift German
- schmähen German
- schmählich German
- *smēyg- Proto-Indo-European
- *smēhijaną Proto-Germanic
- smá Old Norse
- smade Middle Dutch
- smāhen Old High German
- smæhen Middle High German