schmoren

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German

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Etymology

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From Low German and Middle Low German smôren, from Proto-Germanic *smurōną (to suffocate, strangle), probably related to *smallijan (to burn) or Old English smoca (smoke).[1] Cognate with Dutch smoren, English smother.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃmoːʁən/, [ˈʃmoːʁən], [ˈʃmoː.ɐn], [ʃmoːɐ̯n], [ʃmɔɐ̯n]
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Verb

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schmoren (weak, third-person singular present schmort, past tense schmorte, past participle geschmort, auxiliary haben)

  1. to braise

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “smoren”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Further reading

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  • schmoren” in Duden online
  • schmoren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache