An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/schmettern
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schmettern, vb., ‘to hurl, smash, bray (of trumpets), peal (of thunder),’ MidHG. smetern, ‘to clatter,’ an onomatopoetic word.
schmettern, vb., ‘to hurl, smash, bray (of trumpets), peal (of thunder),’ MidHG. smetern, ‘to clatter,’ an onomatopoetic word.