besmittenadj.

Brit.

/bᵻˈsmɪtn/, U.S.

/bəˈsmɪtn/,

/biˈsmɪtn/

Forms: Old English–early Middle English besmiten, 1800s– besmitten.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: English besmitten , besmite v.

Etymology: < besmitten, past participle of besmite v. Compare smitten adj.Compare Old High German bismizzan stained.

†1. Polluted, defiled. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

OE Old Eng. Martyrol. (Julius) 24 Jan. (2013) 58 Ne gang þu na on Godes hus, ðu hafast besmitene handa ond þu eart deofles wulf.

OE St. Mary of Egypt (Julius) (2002) 90 Hit nis na gedafenlic..þæt ic þine anlicnysse sceawige..mid swa mænigfealdum besmitenum gesihþum.

OE West Saxon Gospels: Mark (Corpus Cambr.) vii. 5 Hwi ne gað þine leorningcnihtas æfter ure yldrena gesetnysse, ac besmitenum [c1200 Hatton besmitenen] handum hyra hlaf þicgað?

†a. Stricken or overcome with misery; dejected. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1828 Morning Chron. 27 Sept. He must indeed have been the most pitiable of landlords—the most besmitten of Bonifaces.

b. As the second element in compounds: afflicted or troubled with the thing specified, typically an unpleasant condition or emotion. Somewhat rare.

ΚΠ

1857 W. L. Blackley tr. E. Tegnér Frithiof-saga viii. 57 Those who beside me stood Fell off as from a plague-besmitten man.

1914 Chiropractor Nov. 7/1 [He] lives happier and longer than his more susceptible fear-besmitten fellows.

1967 Colt (Arlington High School, Texas) 7 Mar. 2/1 An irate English teacher blearily leveled her glassy eyes at a migrain-besmitten class.

3. Affected by intense feelings of love or attraction for someone; infatuated, besotted, love-struck. Also (occasionally): obsessed with or very enthusiastic about something (in quot. 1873 as the second element in a compound).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > zeal or enthusiasm > [adjective] > extremely

mada1350

wild1811

wilda1817

crazy1826

besmitten1873

schwärmerisch1894

bugs1908

buggy1913

born-again1928

nutso1973

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > besottedness, infatuation > [adjective]

adoted?c1225

cangun?c1225

cangeda1250

foltishc1384

sottedc1386

fond1395

infatuate1471

infonded1567

mally1592

effatuate1600

fatuate1602

fatuous1633

besotted1637

fatuant1641

infatuated1642

affatuated1649

smitten1688

fatuitous1742

fatuated1848

besmitten1873

hipped1895

the mind > emotion > love > liking or favourable regard > [adjective] > enthusiastic (about or for) > extravagantly enthusiastic

besmitten1873

schwärmerisch1894

1873 Preston Guardian 16 Aug. 5/1 Such an order-besmitten and convenience-worshipping walhallah as Darwen.

1888 Sunday Sentinel (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) 30 Sept. 10/2 The rest are so besmitten, and do so overpile their compliments as would make any sensible woman blush for them.

1946 Indiana (Pa.) Evening Gaz. 27 June 4/3 The advertisement brought proposals of marriage..from besmitten males.

1986 New Mexican (Santa Fe) 14 Nov. (Pasatiempo section) 19/3 She's turned into a curly haired blonde..and he's turning into a besmitten puppy dog.

2012 P. McFarland Mark Twain & Colonel xxix. 254 By 1889 the besmitten Mark Twain had purchased a half interest in the typesetter [machine].

2017 Dartmouth (Dartmouth Coll.) (Nexis) 3 Feb. 1 Tony's hooked. But Theresa..wants nothing of besmitten Tony.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	besmitten
释义	besmittenadj. Brit. /bᵻˈsmɪtn/, U.S. /bəˈsmɪtn/, /biˈsmɪtn/ Forms: Old English–early Middle English besmiten, 1800s– besmitten. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: English besmitten , besmite v. Etymology: < besmitten, past participle of besmite v. Compare smitten adj.Compare Old High German bismizzan stained. †1. Polluted, defiled. Obsolete. ΚΠ OE Old Eng. Martyrol. (Julius) 24 Jan. (2013) 58 Ne gang þu na on Godes hus, ðu hafast besmitene handa ond þu eart deofles wulf. OE St. Mary of Egypt (Julius) (2002) 90 Hit nis na gedafenlic..þæt ic þine anlicnysse sceawige..mid swa mænigfealdum besmitenum gesihþum. OE West Saxon Gospels: Mark (Corpus Cambr.) vii. 5 Hwi ne gað þine leorningcnihtas æfter ure yldrena gesetnysse, ac besmitenum [c1200 Hatton besmitenen] handum hyra hlaf þicgað? 2. †a. Stricken or overcome with misery; dejected. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1828 Morning Chron. 27 Sept. He must indeed have been the most pitiable of landlords—the most besmitten of Bonifaces. b. As the second element in compounds: afflicted or troubled with the thing specified, typically an unpleasant condition or emotion. Somewhat rare. ΚΠ 1857 W. L. Blackley tr. E. Tegnér Frithiof-saga viii. 57 Those who beside me stood Fell off as from a plague-besmitten man. 1914 Chiropractor Nov. 7/1 [He] lives happier and longer than his more susceptible fear-besmitten fellows. 1967 Colt (Arlington High School, Texas) 7 Mar. 2/1 An irate English teacher blearily leveled her glassy eyes at a migrain-besmitten class. 3. Affected by intense feelings of love or attraction for someone; infatuated, besotted, love-struck. Also (occasionally): obsessed with or very enthusiastic about something (in quot. 1873 as the second element in a compound). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > zeal or enthusiasm > [adjective] > extremely mada1350 wild1811 wilda1817 crazy1826 besmitten1873 schwärmerisch1894 bugs1908 buggy1913 born-again1928 nutso1973 the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > besottedness, infatuation > [adjective] adoted?c1225 cangun?c1225 cangeda1250 foltishc1384 sottedc1386 fond1395 infatuate1471 infonded1567 mally1592 effatuate1600 fatuate1602 fatuous1633 besotted1637 fatuant1641 infatuated1642 affatuated1649 smitten1688 fatuitous1742 fatuated1848 besmitten1873 hipped1895 the mind > emotion > love > liking or favourable regard > [adjective] > enthusiastic (about or for) > extravagantly enthusiastic besmitten1873 schwärmerisch1894 1873 Preston Guardian 16 Aug. 5/1 Such an order-besmitten and convenience-worshipping walhallah as Darwen. 1888 Sunday Sentinel (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) 30 Sept. 10/2 The rest are so besmitten, and do so overpile their compliments as would make any sensible woman blush for them. 1946 Indiana (Pa.) Evening Gaz. 27 June 4/3 The advertisement brought proposals of marriage..from besmitten males. 1986 New Mexican (Santa Fe) 14 Nov. (Pasatiempo section) 19/3 She's turned into a curly haired blonde..and he's turning into a besmitten puppy dog. 2012 P. McFarland Mark Twain & Colonel xxix. 254 By 1889 the besmitten Mark Twain had purchased a half interest in the typesetter [machine]. 2017 Dartmouth (Dartmouth Coll.) (Nexis) 3 Feb. 1 Tony's hooked. But Theresa..wants nothing of besmitten Tony. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.OE
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