smellen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English *smellan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsmɛlən/

Verb

smellen

  1. (transitive) To sense a smell or smells.
    Who drynkeþ therof or smelleth, þe odour of it heleth hym of þe pose.
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  2. (intransitive) To give off an odor.
    First he cheweth greyn and likorys To smellen swete.
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  3. (intransitive, without a modifier) To smell bad; to stink.
    Wormys has eten of him now, he smellis for iiij dayes ar gane syn he was lokin vnder a stane.
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Conjugation

Descendants

  • English: smell
  • Scots: smell
  • Yola: smele, smoll

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

smellen n or m

  1. definite masculine singular of smell

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Noun

smellen n or m

  1. definite masculine singular of smell
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