sumatu

[from * usmatu (smell), cf. Cast. "husmear"] du/ad.

1. to observe

2.

a. ( usnatu, usaindu) to sniff, smell, scent

b. ( susmo txarra izan ) to suspect, get wind of

c. ( hauteman ) to perceive, sense; urrutitik \sumatu zuen zaldiak beregana etortzen he could sense horses coming towards him from {afar || far away}

3. ( batera batu ) to sum up, add up