smit

noun

1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative spelling of smitt.
2. (UK, dialectal, obsolete)An infection.
3. (UK, dialectal, obsolete)A stain.

verb

1. (UK, dialectal, obsolete, transitive)To infect.
2. (form-of, obsolete, participle, past, rare)simple past and past participle of smite

   “Ne yeelded foote, ne once abacke did flit, But, being doubly smitten, likewise doubly smit”

   “smit with the beauty of so fair a scene”

   “Gray not only saved his money, but being suddenly smit with the desire to rise, also studied his profession, and he is now mate and part owner of a fine full-rigged ship, married besides, and the father of a family.”

name

1. A surname from Dutch.