smylte
Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From a variant or alteration of Proto-Germanic *smultaz. The expected form smolt occurs, but is not the regular form in West Saxon.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]smylte
- calm (of someone's mood)
- calm (of the weather, the sea, etc.)
- late 9th century, King Alfred's [ https://archive.org/details/oldenglishversio00alfruoft/page/30/mode/2up?ref=ol translation] of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
- Swā-swā scypes [hlāford], þonne þæt scyp unge-tǣlicost on ancre rīt and sēo sǣ hrēohost byð, ðonne wōt hē ġewiss smelte wedere tōwæard.
- So the ship's master, when the ship rideth most unsteadily at anchor and the sea is roughest, then knoweth of a truth that calm weather is coming.
- late 9th century, King Alfred's [ https://archive.org/details/oldenglishversio00alfruoft/page/30/mode/2up?ref=ol translation] of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
Declension
[edit]Declension of smylte — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | smylte | smyltu, smylto | smylte |
| Accusative | smyltne | smylte | smylte |
| Genitive | smyltes | smyltre | smyltes |
| Dative | smyltum | smyltre | smyltum |
| Instrumental | smylte | smyltre | smylte |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | smylte | smylta, smylte | smyltu, smylto |
| Accusative | smylte | smylta, smylte | smyltu, smylto |
| Genitive | smyltra | smyltra | smyltra |
| Dative | smyltum | smyltum | smyltum |
| Instrumental | smyltum | smyltum | smyltum |
Declension of smylte — Weak