besmeren

Meaning

to grease, to dirty, to apply grease or dirt to

Pronounced as (IPA)
/bəˈsmeːrə(n)/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch besmeren, from Old Dutch *bismiren, *bismirwen, from Proto-West Germanic *bismirwijan. Equivalent to be- + smeren. Cognate with German beschmieren and English besmear. A variant Hollandic form gave rise to besmeuren.

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