smoren

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch smoren, from Proto-Germanic *smurōną (“to suffocate, strangle”), probably related to *smallijan (“to burn”) or Old English smoca (“smoke”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -oːrən === Verb === smoren (transitive) to smother, to suffocate, to deprive of oxygen (transitive) to muffle, to repress, to diminish, to die out (ambitransitive) to braise (colloquial, Belgium) to smoke weed ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== in de kiem smoren ==== Descendants ==== Negerhollands: smoor Petjo: smoor → Indonesian: smoor, semur → English: semur → Javanese: ꦱꦼꦩꦸꦂ (semur)→ Indonesian: semur→ English: semur → Papiamentu: smor, smoor === References === === Anagrams === morsen == Middle English == === Alternative forms === smore, smor === Etymology === From Old English smorian, from Proto-Germanic *smurōną (“to suffocate, strangle”), probably related to *smallijan (“to burn”) or smoca (“smoke”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsmɔːrən/ === Verb === smoren to suffocate ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: smoor, smore Scots: smore, smuir Yola: smore ==== References ==== “smōren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.