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2. Because I wanted to get the opinion of a Fellowship of Pedants.
Smote.
Smitten is the past participle (and since it's smitten, smote is almost assuredly derived from Old English).
Smiting is the present particple.
EDIT: Adding that since smite undergoes an internal vowel change (ablaut) for the past tense that's another marker that smite is almost assuredly derived from Old English.
Smote.
Smitten is the past participle (and since it's smitten, smote is almost assuredly derived from Old English).
Smiting is the present particple.
EDIT: Adding that since smite undergoes an internal vowel change (ablaut) for the past tense that's another marker that smite is almost assuredly derived from Old English.