smith
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *smiþaz
Proto-West Germanic *smiþ
Old English smiþ
Middle English smyth
English smith
From Middle English smeth, smith, smiþ, smið, smyth, smythe, smyþ, smyþe, from Old English smiþ, from Proto-West Germanic *smiþ, from Proto-Germanic *smiþaz (“smith”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *smey- (“to smear, spread”).
Cognates
Cognate with Alemannic German Schmid, schméd, schmét, schmìd (“smith”), Bavarian schmidt, schmit, sghmiid (“smith”), Cimbrian smit, smitt (“smith”), Dutch smid (“smith”), German Schmied, Schmidt (“smith”), Low German Smidd, Smitt (“smith”), Luxembourgish Schmadd (“smith”), Mòcheno schmi' (“smith”), Vilamovian śmejt (“blacksmith”), Yiddish שמיד (shmid, “blacksmith, smith”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish smed (“smith”), Elfdalian smið (“smith”), Faroese and Icelandic smiður (“smith”), Gothic *𐍃𐌼𐌹𐌸𐌰 (*smiþa, “smith”) (whence 𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐍃𐌼𐌹𐌸𐌰 (aizasmiþa, “coppersmith”)); also Greek σμίλη (smíli, “chisel”).
Inflected forms:
form: smiths
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: smiths
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: smithing
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: smithed
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: smithed
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: A craftsperson who works metal into desired forms using a hammer and other tools, sometimes heating the metal to make it more workable, especially a blacksmith.
pos: noun
examples: The smiths themselves were a grand lot of fellows, full of a robust, and sometimes Rabelaisian sense of humour, and between "heats," they could be most entertaining.
gloss: One who makes anything; wright.
pos: noun
tags: broadly
gloss: An artist.
pos: noun
tags: archaic
gloss: To forge, to form, usually on an anvil; by heating and pounding.
pos: verb
examples: Sigurd took the very best sword
That the Dwarfs had ever smithed.
Synonyms: metalsmith
Related words: smiddy
smithery
smithy
Derived words: adsmith
anchorsmith
anvilsmith
armorsmith
armoursmith
arrowsmith
beatsmith
blacksmith
bladesmith
boatsmith
boilersmith
boltsmith
brass-smith
brasssmith
brightsmith
bronzesmith
bucklesmith
carriagesmith
chainsmith
clocksmith
coachsmith
cocksmith
codesmith
coinsmith
coppersmith
dicksmith
dreamsmith
fangsmith
filesmith
fingersmith
forgesmith
framesmith
gagsmith
gemsmith
girdlesmith
glassmith
goldsmith
gunsmith
hammersmith
horsesmith
housesmith
ironsmith
ivorysmith
jacksmith
jawsmith
jewelsmith
jobsmith
jokesmith
keysmith
knifesmith
laughsmith
locksmith
lovesmith
mastersmith
memesmith
metalsmith
musicsmith
nailsmith
pansmith
platinumsmith
popsmith
pulpsmith
punsmith
redsmith
runesmith
sawsmith
scissorsmith
scythesmith
shapesmith
shearsmith
shieldsmith
shipsmith
shoeingsmith
shoesmith
sicklesmith
silversmith
smithcraft
smither
Smithson
smithwork
smithwright
songsmith
spearsmith
spellsmith
swordsmith
thundersmith
tinsmith
tiresmith
toolsmith
tunesmith
versesmith
wagonsmith
weaponsmith
websmith
wheelsmith
whitesmith
Will the Smith
wiresmith
wondersmith
wordsmith
wrightsmith
zincsmith
Aldersmith
Anglesmith
Arrowsmith
Athersmith
Becksmith
Blacksmith
Bosmith
Broadsmith
Brooksmith
Brownsmith
Carleysmith
Causbysmith
Coopersmith
Coppersmith
Deansmith
Drakesmith
Fordsmith
Goldsmith
Goodesmith
Gouldsmith
Graysmith
Greensmith
Greysmith
Grossmith
Grovesmith
Hallsmith
Harrowsmith
Hathersmith
Highsmith
Hillsmith
Hudsmith
Kingsmith
Knightsmith
Leasmith
Leesmith
Locksmith
Lowesmith
Martinsmith
Mcsmith
Mooresmith
Naismith
Nasmith
Naysmith
Neasmith
Nesmith
Neysmith
Perrysmith
Portsmith
Roundsmith
Schersmith
Shawsmith
Shearsmith
Shoesmith
Shoosmith
Shouesmith
Shouksmith
Shucksmith
Silversmith
Sixsmith
Steelsmith
Sucksmith
Whilesmith
Whitesmith
Wildsmith
Wilesmith
Willsmith
Woodsmith
Youngsmith
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