UrsprungFrom Old Norse smíta, from Proto-Germanic *smītaną (“to cast, smear”), from Proto-Indo-European *smeyd- (“to smear”). Compare Danish smide (“to cast”), English smite.
- escape, run off; run away without permission
- informalnip, pop (to make a quick, short journey or errand)
“Du ska ha rast nu, men hinner jag smita på toaletten innan?” — You're due for a break now, but do I have time to nip to the toilet first?
“Kan du smita ner till butiken och köpa mjölk?” — Can you pop down to the shop and buy some milk?
Formersmiter(present) · smet(preterite) · smitit(supine) · smit(imperative) · smita(active, infinitive) · smitas(infinitive, passive) · smitit(active, supine) · smitits(passive, supine) · smit(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · smiten(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · smiter(active, indicative, present) · smet(active, indicative, past) · smits(indicative, passive, present) · smites(indicative, passive, present) · smets(indicative, passive, past) · smita(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · smeto(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · smitas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present)