Wordwyrt

smile

/sˈmaɪl/SMYL
/sˈmaɪl/SMYL

Meaningto smirk

Common meaning: to look pleased by curving the lips

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√SMI‘smile, to wonder at’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 450, p. 746 · scan
  2. Swedishsmila‘to smirk, smile’source
  3. Middle Englishsmilensource
  4. Englishsmile‘to look pleased by curving the lips’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Swedish smila ‘to smirk’.

Roots

  • smila Swedish “to smirk”

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