The story
- Old English · derived fromsmēþe“smooth”
- English todaySmedley
Perhaps from Old English smēþe (“smooth”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishsmēþe all →
smooth
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Smedley
Today it means: An inner suburb of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, north of the city centre (OS grid ref SD8500). Full definition →
Old English smēþe