smad, v. Sc. rare.
[Cf. LG. smaddern (G. dial. schmaddern) to befoul, f. smadder (schmadder) mud, filth.]
trans. To cover with dirt or grime; to stain, discolour.
Jamieson (1808) also gives Smad ‘a stain of any kind’.
c 1450 Holland Howlat 825 The barde, smaddit lyke a smaik smorit in a smedy, Ran fast to the dure, and gaif a gret rair. 1808 in Jamieson. |