smøre

See also: smore and s'more

Danish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse smyrja. Cognate with Swedish smörja and English smear

Verb

smøre (imperative smør, infinitive at smøre, present tense smører, past tense smurte, perfect tense smurt)

  1. to lubricate
  2. to butter (e.g. bread) with butter or a similar substance

Noun

smøre c (singular definite smøren, plural indefinite smører)

  1. lengthy, boring and/or incoherent explanation or presentation

Inflection

Declension of smøre
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative smøre smøren smører smørerne
genitive smøres smørens smørers smørernes

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Inherited from Danish smøre, from Old Norse smyrja.

Verb

smøre (imperative smør, present tense smører, passive smøres, simple past smurte, past participle smurt, present participle smørende)

  1. to lubricate, grease, oil, smear
  2. to wax (skis)
  3. to butter (bread), spread (e.g. margarine)

Derived terms

See also

References

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