Smilde

== Dutch == === Etymology === First attested as Smilde in 1846. Difficult to interpret due to a paucity of old attestations. Proposed etymologies include a derivation from a term cognate to smal (“narrow”), a derivation from Old Saxon *smeltitha (“soft swampland”) and a derivation from smele (“hair grass, Deschampsia sp.”). Compare Smele. See also Dutch De Smilde. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsmɪl.də/ Hyphenation: Smil‧de Rhymes: -ɪldə === Proper noun === Smilde n a village and former municipality of Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe, Netherlands ==== Derived terms ==== Smildenaar Smilder Bovensmilde Hijkersmilde Hoogersmilde === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN