Mark P. Line wrote:
> Ray Brown said:
>
>>But this side of the Pond, "smote" is only the preterite; the past
>>participle here is "smitten" and is not particularly rare. But it has to
>>be admitted that modern usage of "smitten" is often metaphorical -
>>typically describing a young man who has been smitten by the charms of
>>some young lady ;)
>
>
> Yep. A sentence like "Wow, look, that young lady's charms just smote that
> young man!" would have a different meaning altogether.
In this case, "charms" would probably be used metaphorically. ;)