smitan

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *smītan.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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smītan

  1. to daub, smear, pollute, infect
  2. to smite

Conjugation

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  • smitta (smear, blot, mark, smudge, pollution)
  • besmītan (besmut, defile, pollute, infect, contaminate)
  • besmītnes (smuttiness, filthiness, pollution, infection, contamination)
  • ġesmiten (smeared, smutted, smudged, anointed, polluted, infected, contaminated)
  • *smītende (infectious, contageous) (unattested present participle, see Icelandic smitandi)

Descendants

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  • Middle English: smiten

Old Saxon

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *smītan.

Verb

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smītan

  1. to smite

Conjugation

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Descendants

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Volapük

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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smitan (nominative plural smitans)

  1. (male or female) smith

Declension

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Derived terms

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See also

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