smyrja

Icelandic

/ˈsmɪrja/, /ˈsmʏrja/

verb-weak
Definitions
  • (with accusative) to butter; to cover (e.g. a slice of bread) with butter or another spread
  • (with accusative) to make, prepare (a slice of bread, sandwich, etc., which might have more than just a spread on it, e.g. ham, cheese, cucumber etc.)
  • (with accusative) to cover with a fatty substance, cream, etc.; smear
  • (with accusative) to oil, grease, lubricate
  • (with dative) to spread (a thick or fatty substance, etc.) onto something
  • (with accusative) to embalm
  • (with accusative) to anoint
  • (with accusative) to savage (a sheep) on the snout, making it bloody

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse smyrva inherited from Proto-Germanic *smirwijaną.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*smirwijaną

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