smitan

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *smītan.

Pronunciation

Verb

smītan

  1. to daub, smear, pollute, infect
  2. to smite

Conjugation

Conjugation of smītan (strong class 1)
infinitive smītan smītenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular smīte smāt
second person singular smītst smite
third person singular smītt, smīt smāt
plural smītaþ smiton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular smīte smite
plural smīten smiten
imperative
singular smīt
plural smītaþ
participle present past
smītende (ġe)smiten
  • smitta (“smear, blot, mark, smudge, pollution”)
  • besmītan (“besmut, defile, pollute, infect, contaminate”)
  • besmītnes (“smuttiness, filthiness, pollution, infection, contamination”)
  • ġesmiten (“smeared, smutted, smudged, anointed, polluted, infected, contaminated”)
  • *smītende (“infectious, contageous”) (unattested present participle, see Icelandic smitandi)

Descendants

  • Middle English: smiten

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *smītan.

Verb

smītan

  1. to smite

Conjugation

Conjugation of smītan (strong class 1)
infinitive smītan
indicative present past
1st person singular smītu smēt
2nd person singular smītis smiti
3rd person singular smītid smēt
plural smītad smitun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular smīte smiti
2nd person singular smītes smitis
3rd person singular smīte smiti
plural smīten smitin
imperative present
singular smīt
plural smītad
participle present past
smītandi gismitan, smitan

Descendants

Volapük

Pronunciation

Noun

smitan (nominative plural smitans)

  1. (male or female) smith

Declension

declension of smitan
singular plural
nominative smitan smitans
genitive smitana smitanas
dative smitane smitanes
accusative smitani smitanis
vocative 1 o smitan! o smitans!
predicative 2 smitanu smitanus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

Derived terms

See also

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia