SMITTLE

Etymology

Verb

smittle (third-person singular simple present smittles, present participle smittling, simple past and past participle smittled)

(obsolete, UK, dialect, transitive) To infect.

Adjective

smittle

(obsolete, UK, dialect) Infectious.

Noun

smittle (plural smittles)

(obsolete, UK, dialect) An infection.

Source: Wiktionary

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Smit"tle, v. t. Etym: [Freq. fr. OE. smitten to befoul. See Smite, v. t.]

Definition: To infect. [Prov. Eng.]

Smit"tle, n.

Definition: Infection. [Pov. Eng.] Wright.

Smit"tle, Smit"tlish, a.

Definition: Infectious; catching. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] H. Kingsley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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