smithy.
The location where a smith (particularly a blacksmith) works; a forge.
Meaning & usage
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.
Where this word 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.
To forge (metal), especially by traditional blacksmith methods.
Where this word 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.
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