smythen

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === smithie, smethyn, smythye, smiðeȝe, smeþi, smythe, smyþen === Etymology === From Old English smiþian, from Proto-Germanic *smiþōną; equivalent to smyth +‎ -en (infinitival suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsmiðən/, /ˈsmeːðən/ === Verb === smythen To smith metal; to perform metalworking. (rare) To torture or harass; to inflict terror and horror. (rare) To be employed as a metalworker. (rare) To spiritually cleanse or purify. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: smith ==== References ==== “smithen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 28 November 2018.