- smorian
- wv/t2 3rd pres smoraþ past smorode ptp gesmorod to strangle, choke, suffocate
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Smoor — Smoor, v. t. [AS. smorian; akin to D. & LG. smoren, G. schmoren to stew. Cf. {Smother}.] To suffocate or smother. [Written also {smore}.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Sir T. More. Burns. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
smore — Smoor Smoor, v. t. [AS. smorian; akin to D. & LG. smoren, G. schmoren to stew. Cf. {Smother}.] To suffocate or smother. [Written also {smore}.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Sir T. More. Burns. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
smother — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, alteration of smorther, from smoren to smother, from Old English smorian to suffocate; akin to Middle Dutch smoren to suffocate Date: 13th century 1. a. thick stifling smoke or smudge b. a state of being stifled … New Collegiate Dictionary
smother — smotherable, adj. /smudh euhr/, v.t. 1. to stifle or suffocate, as by smoke or other means of preventing free breathing. 2. to extinguish or deaden (fire, coals, etc.) by covering so as to exclude air. 3. to cover closely or thickly; envelop: to… … Universalium
smother — smoth|er [ˈsmʌðə US ər] v [T] [Date: 1100 1200; Origin: smother thick smoke (12 19 centuries), from Old English smorian to suffocate ] 1.) to completely cover the whole surface of something with something else, often in a way that seems… … Dictionary of contemporary English
schmoren — Vsw std. (17. Jh.) Stammwort. Übernommen aus dem Niederdeutschen. Mndd. mndl. smoren dämpfen, ersticken , so auch ae. smorian. Weitere Herkunft unklar. deutsch gw … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
smother — (v.) c.1200, to suffocate with smoke, from smorthre (n.) dense, suffocating smoke (late 12c.), from stem of O.E. smorian to suffocate, choke, possibly connected to SMOLDER (Cf. smolder). Meaning to kill by suffocation is from 1540s; sense of to… … Etymology dictionary
smother — sb. == smoke, fumes. Body and Soul, 218. AS. smorian … Oldest English Words
smother — verb 1》 suffocate by covering the nose and mouth. 2》 extinguish (a fire) by covering it. 3》 (smother someone/thing in/with) cover someone or something entirely with. 4》 cause to feel trapped and oppressed. 5》 suppress (a feeling or action).… … English new terms dictionary
smother — smoth•er [[t]ˈsmʌð ər[/t]] v. t. 1) to stifle or suffocate, as by smoke or other means of preventing free breathing 2) to extinguish or deaden (fire, coals, etc.) by covering so as to exclude air 3) to cover closely or thickly; envelop: to… … From formal English to slang
