smelte
Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish smælta, from Proto-Germanic *smeltaną (“to melt”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsmɛl.d̥ə]
Verb
smelte (past tense smeltede, past participle smeltet)
- (intransitive, transitive, literal) to melt
- De to lave mænd smeltede den gyldne ring i det onde bjerg.
- The two short men melted the golden ring in the evil mountain.
- (intransitive, transitive, literal, figurative) to disappear, to vanish, to move or to cause to move
- (intransitive, figurative) to be overcome with warm and loving emotion
- (transitive, literal) to separate by melting
Conjugation
Derived terms
- smelte ned
- smelte om
- smelte på tungen
- smelte sammen
- smelte ud
- være ved at smelte
Dutch
Verb
smelte
- (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of smelten
Anagrams
Middle English
Noun
smelte
- alternative form of smelt
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Related to the verb melte
Verb
smelte (imperative smelt, present tense smelter, passive smeltes, simple past and past participle smelta or smeltet, present participle smeltende)
Derived terms
References
- “smelte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
smelte (present tense smeltar or smelter, past tense smelta or smelte, supine and past participle smelta or smelt, present participle smeltande, imperative smelt)
- alternative form of smelta