schmoren
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German
Etymology
From Low German and Middle Low German smôren, from Proto-Germanic *smurōną (“to suffocate, strangle”), probably related to *smallijan (“to burn”) or Old English smoca (“smoke”).[1] Cognate with Dutch smoren, English smother.
Pronunciation
Verb
schmoren (weak, third-person singular present schmort, past tense schmorte, past participle geschmort, auxiliary haben)
- to braise
Conjugation
infinitive | schmoren | ||||
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present participle | schmorend | ||||
past participle | geschmort | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich schmore | wir schmoren | i | ich schmore | wir schmoren |
du schmorst | ihr schmort | du schmorest | ihr schmoret | ||
er schmort | sie schmoren | er schmore | sie schmoren | ||
preterite | ich schmorte | wir schmorten | ii | ich schmorte1 | wir schmorten1 |
du schmortest | ihr schmortet | du schmortest1 | ihr schmortet1 | ||
er schmorte | sie schmorten | er schmorte1 | sie schmorten1 | ||
imperative | schmor (du) schmore (du) |
schmort (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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References
- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “smoren”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
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