smiten

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *smītan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsmiːtən/

Verb

smiten

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

Inflection

Conjugation of smiten (strong class 1)
infinitive base form smiten
genitive smitens
dative smitene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular smite smêet smite smēte
2nd person singular smijts, smites smēets, smētes smijts, smites smētes
3rd person singular smijt, smitet smêet smite smēte
1st person plural smiten smēten smiten smēten
2nd person plural smijt, smitet smēet, smētet smijt, smitet smētet
3rd person plural smiten smēten smiten smēten
imperative
singular smijt, smite
plural smijt, smitet
present past
participle smitende gesmēten

Descendants

  • Dutch: smijten
  • Limburgish: smiete

Further reading

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsmiːtən/

Verb

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

Conjugation of smiten (strong class 1)
infinitive (to) smiten, smite
present tense past tense
1st-person singular smite smot, smet
2nd-person singular smitest smite, smote, smete, smot, smet
3rd-person singular smiteth smot, smet
subjunctive singular smite smite1, smote1, smete1
imperative singular
plural2 smiten, smite smiten, smite, smoten, smote, smeten, smete
imperative plural smiteth, smite
participles smitynge, smitende smiten, smite, ysmiten, ysmite

1 Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

References

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsmiː.ten/
  • IPA(key): /ˈsmi.ten/

Verb

smīten

  1. plural present subjunctive of smītan

Verb

smiten

  1. plural preterite subjunctive of smītan

Participle

smiten

  1. past participle of smītan