smeart

Old English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsmæɑrt/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *smartaz (“hurting”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)merd- (“to burn”). Cognate with Old Frisian smert (“hurting, painful”). More at smart.

Adjective

smeart

painful, smarting, smart

Descendants

Middle English: smerte, smart
- English: smart

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *smart, first and third person singular preterite of Proto-Germanic *smertaną (“to smart”).

Verb

smeart

First and third person singular past indicative of smeortan.

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