Middle English Dictionary Entry

hitten v.
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Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
(a) To strike (sb. or sth.); strike a blow; deliver (blows); ~ in, cut into (sb. or sth.); ~ on, beat upon (sb. or sth.); ~ on the hed of the nailes ende, hit the nail on the head, speak the truth; (b) ~ with (mid), to strike (sb.) with (sth., a weapon, a blow); (c) ~ after, to strike in the direction of (sb.); strike at; ~ out, knock out (someone's eye or teeth); (d) to spur (a horse); (e) to come into forceful contact with (sth.); intr. collide; of a weapon, missile, etc.: strike (sb. or sth.); of a falcon: strike (its prey); (f) to touch; ~ in, touch (the neck); (g) to thrust (sth.), put; ~ in, thrust (one's head) into something, thrust (sorrow) into (the heart); (h) fig. to afflict (sb.).
2.
(a) To strike (sb. or sth.) with a missile, arrow, stone; hit (sb. with a dart); shoot arrows; ~ a balke (the marke), hit the target; ~ the prike, hit the center of the target; fig. ~ the pin, hit the mark, be correct, guess right; (b) to throw (sth.), cast.
3.
(a) To meet; ~ on, come upon (sb. or sth.), meet with, encounter, find; (b) ~ to haven, to happen to get (sth.), obtain by chance; (c) to come true, be verified; ben hit, be fulfilled.
4.
(a) To make one's way, go; ~ in, place oneself in (a spot); ~ into, enter (a place); fig. enter (the heart); ~ on, mount (one's horse); ~ to, come to (a place); (b) to fall or come down; ~ to (on), fall to (the ground); (c) of ships or seamen: to arrive; ~ into, enter (a harbor), arrive in; -- also refl.; ~ to, arrive at (a port); ~ unto, reach (land).