A Concise Dictionary of Middle English
Chapter 194 : +Smart+, _adj._ bitter, S2; see +Smerte+.+Smatte+, _pt. s._ smote, S; see +Smiten+.+Sm

+Smart+, _adj._ bitter, S2; see +Smerte+.

+Smatte+, _pt. s._ smote, S; see +Smiten+.

+Smec+, _sb._ smoke, S; +smech+, S; +smeke+, Prompt.--AS. _smec_.

+Smechunge+, _sb._ taste, S. See +Smak+.

+Smell+, _sb._ smell, S; +smul+, S.



+Smellen+, _v._ to smell, S, PP; +smylle+, PP; +smolte+, _pt. s._, S2.--Cp. Low G. _smelen_, to smoulder.

+Smeorten+, _v._ to smart, S; see +Smerten+.

+Smerien+, _v._ to smear, anoint; +smeren+, S; +smurie+, _pr. pl._, S; +smered+, _pp._, S.--AS. _smerian_, _smyrian_, from _smeru_, fat, _smero_ (Voc.).

+Smerl+, _sb._ ointment, S2.

+Smerld+, _pp._ anointed, S2.

+Smerte+, _adj._ and _adv._ painful, sharp, sharply, quick, quickly, C, S, PP; +smert+, S2; +smart+, S2, C3; +smertely+, _adv._, G.--AS.

_smeart_.

+Smerte+, _sb._ smart, pain, C2; +smierte+, S; +smert+, C3.

+Smerten+, _v._ to smart, to be pained, PP, S, S2, C2; +smeorten+, S; +smerte+, _pt. s._, C; +smerted+, S3.--AS. _smeortan_ (EETS. 79, p. 36).

+Smiten+, _v._ to smite; +smyten+, PP; +smit+, _pr. s._, C2, PP; +smot+, _pt. s._, S, S2, PP; +smette+, S3; +smatte+, S; +smiten+, _pl._, S; +smyten+, W; +smiten+, _pp._, PP.--AS. _smitan_, pt. _smat_ (pl.

_smiton_), pp. _smiten_.

+Smok+, _sb._ smock, C2, PP, Prompt.

+Smok-les+, _adj._ without a smock, C2.

+Smolder+, _sb._ smoke from smouldering wood, PP.

+Smolderen+, _v._ to smoulder; +smolderande+, _pr. p._, S2.

+Smorer+, _sb._ suffocating smoke, S; +smorre+, PP.

+Smorren+, _v._ to smother, suffocate, SD.

+Smot+, _pt. s._ of +Smiten+, q.v.

+Smul+, _sb._ smell, S; see +Smell+.

+Smurie+, _pr. pl._ smear, S; see +Smerien+.

+Smyien+, _v._ to forge; +smythye+, P; +smytheth+, _pr. s._, P.--AS.

_smiian_.

+Smye+, _sb._ smithy, forge, S2; +smythy+, Prompt.--AS. _smie_ (Voc.).

+Snapere+, _v._ to trip, to stumble, W2, SD; +snapper+, HD; +snapirs+, _pr. s._, WA.

+Sna+, _pt. s._ cut, S; see +Snien+.

+Snaw+, _sb._ snow, S; see +Snow+.

+Snelle+, _adj._ quick, sharp, S, S2; +snell+, S3; +snel+, S.--AS.

_snell_: OHG. _snel_ (Otfrid).

+Snepe+, _adj._ foolish, S.

+Snesien+, _v._ to strike, S.--AS. _sn?san_ (in _a-sn?san_, BT), to put on a spit; from _snas_, a spit (Voc.); cp. Icel. _sneisa_ from _sneis_.

+Snien+, _v._ to cut; +sna+, _pt. s._, S.--AS. _snian_, pt. _sna_ (pl. _snidon_); cp. OHG. _snidan_ (Tatian).

+Sniwen+, _v._ to snow; +snewen+, SD; +sniu+, _pr. s._, S; +sniwe+, SD; +snew+, _pt. s._, SD; +snewede+, C.--AS. _sniwan_.

+Snorkil+, _sb._ wrinkle, H.--Cp. North.E. _snurkle_, to run into knots, JD, _snurl_, to wrinkle, JD; cp. OHG. _snuor_, string, see Fick, 7. 351.

+Snow+, _sb._ snow, Prompt., PP; +snou?+, PP; +snou+, S; +snaw+, S.--AS.

_snaw_: Goth. _snaiws_.

+Snowte+, _sb._ snout, Prompt.; +snute+, S.--Cp. G. _schnauze_.

+Snybbyn+, _v._ to rebuke, Prompt., C; +snube+, H; +snybid+, _pt. pl._, H; +snyband+, _pr. p._, H; +snibbed+, _pp._, C2.

+Snybbynge+, _sb._ rebuke, Prompt.; +snybynge+, H; +snibbing+, S2; +snybyngis+, _pl._, H.

+Snytyn+, _v._ to clear the nose, Prompt.; +snytte+, _pt. s._, S2; +y-snyt+, _pp._, S2.

+Sobre+, _adj._ sober, sedate, C2; +sobur+, Prompt.--OF. _sobre_; Lat.

_sobrium_.

+Sobreliche+, _adj._ and _adv._ sedate, soberly, CM; +soburly+, CM; +soberly+, C.

+Soburnesse+, _sb._ soberness, Prompt.

+Soche+, _adj._ such, S; see +Swyche+.

+Socht+, _pt. pl._ sought, went, S3; see +Sechen+.

+Socour+, _sb._ succour, C2, C3; +socowre+, Prompt.--AF. _sucur_, _soccour_, OF. _socors_; Late Lat. _succursus_ (Ducange).

+Sodeyn+, _adj._ sudden, C2, C3; +sodeynly+, _adv._ suddenly, S3, C2; +sodeynliche+, S2.--AF. _sodeyne_; Late Lat. _subitanum_, see BH, -- 122.

+Softe+, _adj._ soft, warm, mild, gentle, S, S2, C3; _adv._ gently, luxuriously, S2, S, C3; +softeliche+, gently, S; +softely+, C3. _Comb._: +zoft-hede+, _sb._ softness, S2.--AS. _softe_.

Chapter 194 : +Smart+, _adj._ bitter, S2; see +Smerte+.+Smatte+, _pt. s._ smote, S; see +Smiten+.+Sm
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