Smittle

adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An infection. UK, dialectal, obsolete
Verb
  1. 1
    To infect. UK, obsolete, transitive
Adjective
  1. 1
    Infectious. UK, dialectal, obsolete

Etymology

Frequentative from Middle English smitten (“to smear; smudge; stain; taint”), from Old English smittian (“to defile; pollute; befoul”). Cognate with German schmitzen (“to pollute”), Danish smitte (“to infect”). Related also to smite.

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