Middle English Dictionary Entry
smatte adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | smatte adj. |
| Etymology | Cp. smateren v., smotten v., MScot. smad to stain, discolor; ?= p.ppl. of smīten v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Befouled.
Associated quotations
- c1400 PPl.C (Vsp B.16)17.266 : Smatte [Hnt HM 137: Ypocrisie is..ylikned in latyn to a lothliche dounghep, That were by-snywe al with snow, and snakes withynne].