smithy

Pronunciation: /ˈsmɪði/

The English word “smithy” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

The location where a smith (particularly a blacksmith) works; a forge.

verb

To forge (metal), especially by traditional blacksmith methods.

Etymology

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.

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