smorþering

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Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

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

Etymology[edit]

From smorther (“noun”).

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

smorþering (uncountable)

smoldering, producing noxious smoke.

Descendants[edit]

English: smothering
⇒ Yola: to-smotherin'

References[edit]

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

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