Old English

Alternative forms

• smēan

Verb

smēagan

1. consider, think about
2. meditate
3. examine, scrutinize

Derived terms

• smēalīc ‎(“searching, penetrating, meticulous, exhaustive”)
• smēalīcnes ‎(“subtlety”)
• smēagendlīc ‎(“meditative, accurate”)
• smēagung, smēaung ‎(“inquiry, search, investigation”)