schmieden

See also: Schmieden

German

Etymology

From Middle High German smiden, from Old High German smidōn, from Proto-West Germanic *smiþōn. Cognate with Dutch smeden, English smith.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃmiːdn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: schmie‧den

Verb

schmieden (weak, third-person singular present schmiedet, past tense schmiedete, past participle geschmiedet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to forge
    Eisen schmiedento forge iron
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to devise
    einen Plan schmiedento make a (not everyday) plan

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