name
Meaning 1
A surname from Dutch.
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Standard Lemma guide
smit
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/smɪt/
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CMU ARPABET: S M IH1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Alternative spelling of smitt.
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Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Meaning 3
An infection.
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Usage: UK, dialectal, obsolete
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noun
Meaning 4
A stain.
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Usage: UK, dialectal, obsolete
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verb
Meaning 5
To infect.
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Usage: UK, dialectal, obsolete, transitive
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verb
Meaning 6
simple past and past participle of smite
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, obsolete, participle, past, rare
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch Smid, from smid (“smith”). Doublet of Smith and Schmidt.
See smittle.