besmitan

Old English

Etymology

From be- +‎ smītan (“smear, pollute”). Compare German beschmutzen, beschmeißen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈsmiː.tɑn/

Verb

besmītan

1. to besmut, defile, pollute, dirty

Conjugation

Conjugation of besmītan (strong class 1)

infinitive	besmītan	besmītenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	besmīte	besmāt
second person singular	besmītst	besmite
third person singular	besmītt, besmīt	besmāt
plural	besmītaþ	besmiton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	besmīte	besmite
plural	besmīten	besmiten
imperative
singular	besmīt
plural	besmītaþ
participle	present	past
	besmītende	besmiten

Descendants

• English: besmut