forsmite en · VERB
Etymology
From Middle English forsmiten, equivalent to for- + smite. Cognate with West Frisian forsmite (“to hurl off, fling off”), Dutch versmijten (“to displace or throw off by flinging”).
Meanings
- (obsolete, transitive) To smite in pieces; strike down.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| forsmote | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| forsmites | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| forsmitten | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| forsmiting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |