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
  • Afrikaans: smyt
• Limburgish: smiete

Further reading

• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “smiten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Alternative forms

• smite, smitten, smyten

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

• English: smite
• Scots: smite, smyte

References

• “smīten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-21.

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