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

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

• Dutch: smijten
• 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, smit	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

¹Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
²Sometimes 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.