smutte
Danish
Etymology
Perhaps from dialectal Swedish smutta. Cognate with dialectal Norwegian Nynorsk smota (“to snuck”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsmudə]
Verb
smutte (imperative smut, infinitive at smutte, present tense smutter, past tense smuttede, perfect tense smuttet)
- To slip away, sneak away unnoticed (through a doorcrack etc.)
- Synonym: skride
- to slip, slither, skate (due to smoothness, negligence etc.)
- to put on or remove clothes quickly
- to push out of (something) (e.g. surrounding membrane or a tight-fitting sheath)
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References
- “smutte” in Den Danske Ordbog