smite
verb
[ smʌɪt ]
• strike with a firm blow.
• "he smites the water with his sword"
• be strongly attracted to someone or something.
• "she was smitten with the boy"
smite
noun
• a heavy blow or stroke with a weapon or the hand.
• "the kirk rang with slaps and smites"
Origin:
Old English smītan ‘to smear, blemish’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch smijten and German schmeissen ‘to fling’.
