“smite (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011.

METIs, MSTie, Metis, Métis, STEMI, Times, e-stim, emits, i-stem, items, metis, mites, métis, setim, stime, timesįrom Old Frisian sm?ta, from Proto-Germanic *sm?tan?, from Proto-Indo-European *smeyd.

( archaic, rare ) A heavy blow or stroke with a weapon, tool or the hand.

( figuratively, now only in passive ) To strike with love or infatuation.

1688, William Wake, Preparation for Death Let us not mistake the goodness of God, nor imagine that because he smites us, therefore we are forsaken by him.

To put to rout in battle to overthrow by war.

And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.

1611, King James Version, Exodus 3:19–20: And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand.

To strike down or kill with godly force.

He halted opposite the Privy Gardens, and, with his face turned skywards, listened until the sound of the Tower guns smote again on the ear and dispelled his doubts.

It was April 22, 1831, and a young man was walking down Whitehall in the direction of Parliament Street.

Smite ( third-person singular simple present smites, present participle smiting, simple past smote or smited or ( obsolete ) smit, past participle smitten or smote or smited or ( obsolete ) smit)

Cognate with Saterland Frisian smiete ( “ to throw, toss ” ), West Frisian smite ( “ to throw ” ), Low German smieten ( “ to throw, chuck, toss ” ), Dutch smijten ( “ to fling, hurl, throw ” ), Middle Low German besmitten ( “ to soil, sully ” ), German schmeißen ( “ to fling, throw ” ), Danish smide ( “ to throw ” ), Gothic ? ( bismeitan, “ to besmear, anoint ” ). From Middle English smiten, from Old English sm?tan ( “ to daub, smear, smudge soil, defile, pollute ” ), from Proto-Germanic *sm?tan? ( “ to sling throw smear ” ), from Proto-Indo-European *smeyd- ( “ to smear, whisk, strike, rub ” ).

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