שמירן

Yiddish

Etymology 1

From Middle High German smirwen, smirn, from Old High German smirwen, from Proto-Germanic *smirwijaną. Cognate to German schmieren, English smear, Dutch smeren.

Verb

שמירן • (shmirn)

  1. to smear, grease
  2. to whitewash
  3. to bribe
Conjugation
Synonyms
  • (to bribe): אונטערקויפֿן (unterkoyfn)
Derived terms
  • אַנשמירן (anshmirn, “to grease sth; to scribble”)
  • באַשמירן (bashmirn, “(with מיט (mit)) to spread”)
  • שמירקעז (shmirkez, “cream cheese”)
  • שמירעכץ (shmirekhts)
  • שמיר (shmir, “smear; spread; bribe; the whole package, the entire deal”)
Collocations
  • שמירן איבער דער וואָנצע ― shmirn iber der vontse ― to flatter, butter up

Noun

שמירן • (shmirn) m pl

  1. plural of שמיר (shmir)
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