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smita

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Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German smitten (to stain), from Old Saxon *smittōn, from Proto-Germanic *smittōną (to stain, smear, dirty).

Verb

smita (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative smitaði, supine smitað)

  1. to infect

Conjugation

More information infinitive nafnháttur, supine sagnbót ...
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
More information infinitive nafnháttur, supine sagnbót ...
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
More information strong declension (sterk beyging), singular (eintala) ...

Derived terms

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse smíta, from Proto-Germanic *smītaną (to cast, smear), from Proto-Indo-European *smeyd- (to smear). Compare Danish smide (to cast), English smite.

Pronunciation

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Verb

smita (present smiter, preterite smet, supine smitit, imperative smit)

  1. escape, run off; run away without permission
  2. (informal) nip, pop (to make a quick, short journey or errand)
    Du ska ha rast nu, men hinner jag smita på toaletten innan?
    You're due for a break now, but do I have time to nip to the toilet first?
    Kan du smita ner till butiken och köpa mjölk?
    Can you pop down to the shop and buy some milk?

Conjugation

More information active, passive ...

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

  • smita åt

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