smeag
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *smaug, from Proto-Germanic *smaugaz (“slippery, slick”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewk- (“to slip, slide”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /smæ͜ɑːɡ/, [smæ͜ɑːɣ]
Adjective
smēag
- creeping in, penetrating
- subtle, crafty
Declension
Declension of smēag — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | smēag | smēag | smēag |
| Accusative | smēagne | smēage | smēag |
| Genitive | smēages | smēagre | smēages |
| Dative | smēagum | smēagre | smēagum |
| Instrumental | smēage | smēagre | smēage |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | smēage | smēaga, smēage | smēag |
| Accusative | smēage | smēaga, smēage | smēag |
| Genitive | smēagra | smēagra | smēagra |
| Dative | smēagum | smēagum | smēagum |
| Instrumental | smēagum | smēagum | smēagum |
Declension of smēag — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | smēaga | smēage | smēage |
| Accusative | smēagan | smēagan | smēage |
| Genitive | smēagan | smēagan | smēagan |
| Dative | smēagan | smēagan | smēagan |
| Instrumental | smēagan | smēagan | smēagan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | smēagan | smēagan | smēagan |
| Accusative | smēagan | smēagan | smēagan |
| Genitive | smēagra, smēagena | smēagra, smēagena | smēagra, smēagena |
| Dative | smēagum | smēagum | smēagum |
| Instrumental | smēagum | smēagum | smēagum |
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- Middle English: smegh