*smītaną
Runic: ᛊᛗᛁᛏᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈsmiː.tɑ.nɑ̃/verb · Strong class 1
Meanings
- to cast; sling; hurl
- to hit; strike
- to smear; dirty
Etymology
Perhaps from a Proto-Indo-European *smeyd- (‘to smear, whick, strike, rub’), and cognate with Proto-Slavic *smědъ (‘brown, dirty’), Old Armenian միծ (mic, ‘fetid mud’).
Conjugation
Present active
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | smītō | smītaų | – |
| 2nd singular | smītizi | smītaiz | smīt |
| 3rd singular | smītidi | smītai | smītadau |
| 1st dual | smītōz | smītaiw | – |
| 2nd dual | smītadiz | smītaidiz | smītadiz |
| 1st plural | smītamaz | smītaim | – |
| 2nd plural | smītid | smītaid | smītid |
| 3rd plural | smītandi | smītain | smītandau |
Present passive
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | smītai | – |
| 2nd singular | smītazai | smītaizau |
| 3rd singular | smītadai | smītaidau |
| 1st dual | – | – |
| 2nd dual | – | – |
| 1st plural | smītandai | smītaindau |
| 2nd plural | smītandai | smītaindau |
| 3rd plural | smītandai | smītaindau |
Past
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | smait | smitį̄ |
| 2nd singular | smaist | smitīz |
| 3rd singular | smait | smitī |
| 1st dual | smitū | smitīw |
| 2nd dual | smitudiz | smitīdiz |
| 1st plural | smitum | smitīm |
| 2nd plural | smitud | smitīd |
| 3rd plural | smitun | smitīn |
Non-finite Forms
| Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| smītaną | smītandz | smitanaz |
Descendants
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*smītan (Proto-West Germanic)
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*smītan (Old Dutch)
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smiten (Middle Dutch)
- smiete (Limburgish)
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smiten (Middle Dutch)
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*smītan (Old Dutch)
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*smītan (Proto-West Germanic)
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*smītan (Old Dutch)
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smiten (Middle Dutch)
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smijten (Dutch)
- smyt (Afrikaans)
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smijten (Dutch)
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smiten (Middle Dutch)
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*smītan (Old Dutch)
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*smītan (Proto-West Germanic)
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smītan (Old English)
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smiten (Middle English)
- smite (English)
- smite, smyte (Scots)
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smiten (Middle English)
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smītan (Old English)
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*smītan (Proto-West Germanic)
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smīta (Old Frisian)
- smiete (Saterland Frisian)
- smite (West Frisian)
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smīta (Old Frisian)
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*smītan (Proto-West Germanic)
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smīzan (Old High German)
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smīzen (Middle High German)
- schmeißen (German)
- schmeise (Hunsrik)
- schmäissen (Luxembourgish)
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smīzen (Middle High German)
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smīzan (Old High German)
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*smītan (Proto-West Germanic)
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smītan (Old Saxon)
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smîten (Middle Low German)
- smieten (Low German)
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smîten (Middle Low German)
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smītan (Old Saxon)
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smíta (Old Norse)
- smide (Danish)
- smita (Swedish)
- *𐍃𐌼𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (*smeitan) (Gothic)
- 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌼𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (bismeitan) (Gothic)
- 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌼𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (gasmeitan) (Gothic)