smithy

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The location where a smith (particularly a blacksmith) works; a forge.
    — Traditionally a village smithy was a busy place because the smith's work was so necessary.
动词 v.
  1. To forge (metal), especially by traditional blacksmith methods. uncommon
    — "That's funny looking mail, Sire," said Eustace. "Aye, lad," said Tirian. "No Narnian dwarf smithied that. […]

词形变化

smithies plural smithies present,singular,third-person smithying participle,present smithied participle,past smithied past

词源

词源 1
From Middle English smythy, from Old Norse smiðja, from Proto-Germanic *smiþjǭ. Cognate with Old English smiþþe (whence the obsolete modern doublet smithe, smythe (“the workshop of a smith, forge”)). See the Proto-Germanic entry for further cognates. Partially displaced by English forge.
词源 2
From Middle English smythy, from Old Norse smiðja, from Proto-Germanic *smiþjǭ. Cognate with Old English smiþþe (whence the obsolete modern doublet smithe, smythe (“the workshop of a smith, forge”)). See the Proto-Germanic entry for further cognates. Partially displaced by English forge.
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