forsmite

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English forsmiten, equivalent to for- +‎ smite. Cognate with West Frisian forsmite (to hurl off, fling off), Dutch versmijten (to displace or throw off by flinging).

Verb[edit]

forsmite (third-person singular simple present forsmites, present participle forsmiting, simple past forsmote, past participle forsmitten)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To smite in pieces; strike down.

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