besmeren

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch besmeren, from Old Dutch *bismiren, *bismirwen, from Proto-West Germanic *bismirwijan. Equivalent to be- +‎ smeren. Cognate with German beschmieren and English besmear. A variant Hollandic form gave rise to besmeuren. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈsmeːrə(n)/ Hyphenation: be‧sme‧ren Rhymes: -eːrən === Verb === besmeren (transitive) to grease, to dirty, to apply grease or dirt to ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: besmeer