smielen

Low German

Etymology

From Old Norse *smíla (“to smile”), from Proto-Germanic *smīlijaną, *smirōną (“to smile”), from Proto-Indo-European *smey- (“to laugh, be glad, wonder”). Cognate with Dutch smuilen, English smile, Middle High German smielen, Swedish smila, Danish smile, Norwegian Bokmål smile, Old English smerian and smercian.

Verb

smielen (past singular smiel, past participle smielt, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. to smile

Conjugation

Conjugation of smielen (weak verb)
infinitive smielen
present preterite
1st person singular smiel smiel
2nd person singular smiels(t) smiels(t)
3rd person singular smiel(t) smiel
plural smielt, smielen smielen
imperative
singular smiel(e)
plural smielt
present past
participle smielen (e)smielt, gesmielt

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

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