smeren

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

1. (transitive) to smear, to rub a substance
2. (broadly,transitive) to make, to butter
3. (transitive) to grease, to oil, etc. (to make run more smoothly)
4. (transitive) to corrupt, to pay off, to bribe

Noun

plural of smeer

Koppelteken as

sme‧ren

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈsmeːrə(n)/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Middle Dutch smeren, from Old Dutch *smirwen, from Proto-West Germanic *smirwijan, from Proto-Germanic *smirwijaną, from *smerwą (“grease, fat”) (modern smeer).