smorþering

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === smoþeryng, smoþerynge smorðrinde, smeorðrinde (Early Middle English) smortherting (error) === Etymology === From smorther (“noun”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsmɔrðərinɡ/, /ˈsmoːrðərinɡ/ === Noun === smorþering (uncountable) smoldering, producing noxious smoke. ==== Descendants ==== English: smothering ⇒ Yola: to-smotherin' ==== References ==== “smō̆rthering, ppl.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.