smeren
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈsmeːrə(n)/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to smear, to rub a substance
- (transitive) to make, to butter
- (transitive) to grease, to oil, etc. to make run more smoothly
- (transitive) to corrupt, to pay off, to bribe
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch smeren inherited from Old Dutch *smirwen inherited from Proto-Germanic *smirwijaną.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*smirwijaną
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Smeargate English
- antismear English
- asmear English
- besmear English
- cytosmear English
- smear English
- smearable English
- smearer English
- smearest English
- smeareth English
- smearproof English
- smeary English
- aan Dutch, Flemish
- aansmeren Dutch, Flemish
- besmeren Dutch, Flemish
- in Dutch, Flemish
- insmeren Dutch, Flemish
- kaas Dutch, Flemish
- lap Dutch, Flemish
- smeer Dutch, Flemish
- smeerkaas Dutch, Flemish
- smeerlap Dutch, Flemish
- smeersel Dutch, Flemish
- smerig Dutch, Flemish
- *smerwą Proto-Germanic
- *smirwijaną Proto-Germanic
- smerian Old English
- smeren Middle English
- smyrja Old Norse
- smyrva Old Norse
- besmeren Middle Dutch
- smeren Middle Dutch
- smirwen Old High German
- bäischmieren Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- schmieren Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *smirwen Old Dutch
- schmirre Alemannic German