smeren

Betekenis

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

Met koppelteken als

sme‧ren

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈsmeːrə(n)/

Etymologie

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