Old English · noun

smitte

Part of speech: noun, feminine
Declension: weak n-stem
IPA: /ˈsmit.te/
Syllables: ˈsmit · te (2 syllables)
Modern English: pollution smit defilement

Meaning

pollution, defilement

Declension

Declension of smitte
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	smitte	smittan
Accusative	smittan	smittan
Genitive	smittan	smittena
Dative	smittan	smittum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *smittā, *smittjā, from Proto-West Germanic *smittōn, *smittjōn (“to smear”), from Proto-Germanic *smittōną, *smitjōną, from Proto-Indo-European *smidnó-, *smidi-, from Proto-Indo-European *smeyd- (“to smear, streak, whisk, rub”).

Descendants

smit

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