smullen

See also: Smullen

Dutch

Etymology

Possibly related to smeulen (to smoulder) in the sense of "warm, hot, glowing (pleasure from gorging on food)."

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsmʏlə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ʏlən

Verb

smullen

  1. to eat quickly, to feast [+ van (object) = on]
    Synonym: smikkelen

Inflection

Conjugation of smullen (weak)
infinitive smullen
past singular smulde
past participle gesmuld
infinitive smullen
gerund smullen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular smulsmulde
2nd person sing. (jij) smultsmulde
2nd person sing. (u) smultsmulde
2nd person sing. (gij) smultsmulde
3rd person singular smultsmulde
plural smullensmulden
subjunctive sing.1 smullesmulde
subjunctive plur.1 smullensmulden
imperative sing. smul
imperative plur.1 smult
participles smullendgesmuld
1) Archaic.

Further reading

Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German smölen, from Old Saxon *smullian, from Proto-West Germanic *smolōn, *smallijan (to glow, burn, smoulder). Probably a doublet of smölen.

Verb

smullen (past smull, past participle smullt, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. to emit fumes, dust or smoke, smoulder

Conjugation

Synonyms

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