smölten

See also: smolten

Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German smelten, from Old Saxon smeltan, from Proto-West Germanic *smeltan.

Cognate with Dutch smelten, English smelt, German schmelzen, Danish smelte, Swedish smälta. Also related to English melt.

Verb

smölten (past singular smölt, past participle smolten<auxiliary verb, hebben or, wesen)

  1. (transitive, auxiliary: “hebben”) to melt; to liquefy
  2. (transitive, metallurgy, auxiliary: “hebben”) to smelt; to fuse
  3. (intransitive, auxiliary: “wesen”) to melt; to liquefy
  4. (intransitive, figuratively, auxiliary: “wesen”) to dwindle; to melt away

Conjugation

Conjugation of smölten (weak with strong past participle)
infinitive smölten
present preterite
1st person singular smölt smölt
2nd person singular smöltst smöltst
3rd person singular smölt smölt
plural smölt smölten
imperative
singular smölt
plural smölt
present past
participle smölten smolten

Note: This conjugation is one of many.
Neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Derived terms

  • insmölten
  • Smölt
  • smöltbor
  • Smölteree
  • Smöltkääs

Further reading

  • Plattmakers.de: [1]
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