smorþering

Middle English

Alternative forms

• smoþeryng, smoþerynge
• smorðrinde, smeorðrinde (Early Middle English)
• smortherting (error)

Etymology

From smorther (“noun”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsmɔrðərinɡ/, /ˈsmoːrðərinɡ/

Noun

smorþering (uncountable)

1. smoldering, producing noxious smoke.

Descendants

• English: smothering
• ⇒ Yola: to-smotherin'

References

• “smō̆rthering, ppl.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.