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smithy¹

  • /ˈsmɪði/
  • /ˈsmɪθi/

Rhymes with -ɪði, -ɪθi

Where it comes from

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.

noun smithies

  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.

    Similar: forge, smithery

verb smithies · smithying · smithied

  1. uncommon To forge (metal), especially by traditional blacksmith methods. "That's funny looking mail, Sire," said Eustace. "Aye, lad," said Tirian. "No Narnian dwarf smithied that. […]

Smithy²

Where it comes from

From Smith + -y.

proper noun

  1. A nickname of the surname Smith.

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verb to forge by hand

Deutschmit der Hand schmieden
Русскийкова́ть kovátʹ, вы́ковать výkovatʹ

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@misc{smithy_2026,
  title = {smithy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/smithy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}