v. (pres. 3 sg.)
WA smyllys, smylez
'smiles' (Modern English smile)
PGmc Ancestor
*smeil-
Proposed ON Etymon (OIcel representative)
(ONP )
Other Scandinavian Reflexes
Norw smile, ODan smīle, Dan smile, Sw smila
OE Cognate
Phonological and morphological markers
Summary category
BB2a
Widespread in ME from the 14c., incl. Chaucer, Lydgate and Gower.
Occurrences in the Gersum Corpus
WA 2461, 2725
The A MS of WA has the variant reading laʒes at 2725.