smiting
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English smytinge, smitende, smytende, smitand, from Old English smītende, from Proto-Germanic *smītandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *smītaną (“to throw, hurl, bespatter”), equivalent to smite + -ing.
Etymology 2
From Middle English smytinge, smytynge, equivalent to smite + -ing.
Noun
smiting (plural smitings)
- The act of one who smites.
- 2009, Christopher Moore, Coyote Blue (page 275)
- When her sisters talked about the Bible it was all the Sermon on the Mount and the Song of Solomon, Proverbs and Psalms; never smitings and plagues.
- 2009, Christopher Moore, Coyote Blue (page 275)
This article is issued from
Wiktionary.
The text is licensed under Creative
Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.