smothe
Appearance
Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old English smōþ, from Proto-West Germanic *smanþ, variant of *smanþī. The final vowel is presumably from smethe.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]smothe
- smooth (not rough)
- Synonym: smethe
- even (flat and level)
- Synonym: smethe
- (of the sea) undisturbed, calm
- Synonym: calme
- nice, pleasing, appealing
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “smọ̄th(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Noun
[edit]smothe (uncountable)
- Smoothness; the state of being smooth.
- Synonyms: smethe, smethenesse, smothenesse
- Something smooth.
Descendants
[edit]- English: smooth
References
[edit]- “smọ̄th(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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