smiten

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Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch *smītan

Pronunciation

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Verb

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smiten

  1. to smite, to hit, to beat
  2. to fling, to throw

Inflection

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Strong class 1
Infinitive smiten
3rd sg. past smêet
3rd pl. past smēten
Past participle gesmēten
Infinitive smiten
In genitive smitens
In dative smitene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular smite smêet
2nd singular smijts, smites smēets, smētes
3rd singular smijt, smitet smêet
1st plural smiten smēten
2nd plural smijt, smitet smēet, smētet
3rd plural smiten smēten
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular smite smēte
2nd singular smijts, smites smētes
3rd singular smite smēte
1st plural smiten smēten
2nd plural smijt, smitet smētet
3rd plural smiten smēten
Imperative Present
Singular smijt, smite
Plural smijt, smitet
Present Past
Participle smitende gesmēten

Descendants

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  • Dutch: smijten
  • Limburgish: smiete

Further reading

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English smītan, from Proto-West Germanic *smītan.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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smiten

  1. To fight, enter combat, attack
  2. To strike, land an attack; especially to stab, thrust or puncture
  3. To harm, injure, hurt
  4. To slice, divide, smash, separate
  5. To mint, forge, smith
  6. To force away, disperse
  7. To effect, afflict
  8. (rare) To smear, stain

Conjugation

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Descendants

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References

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Old English

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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smīten

  1. plural present subjunctive of smītan

Verb

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smiten

  1. plural preterite subjunctive of smītan

Participle

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smiten

  1. past participle of smītan