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Definition of Wite
Wite Wit Wit, v. t. & i. [inf. (To) Wit; pres. sing. Wot; pl.
Wite; imp. Wist(e); p. p. Wist; p. pr. & vb. n.
Wit(t)ing. See the Note below.] [OE. witen, pres. ich wot,
wat, I know (wot), imp. wiste, AS. witan, pres. w[=a]t, imp.
wiste, wisse; akin to OFries. wita, OS. witan, D. weten, G.
wissen, OHG. wizzan, Icel. vita, Sw. veta, Dan. vide, Goth.
witan to observe, wait I know, Russ. vidiete to see, L.
videre, Gr. ?, Skr. vid to know, learn; cf. Skr. vid to find.
????. Cf. History, Idea, Idol, -oid, Twit, Veda,
Vision, Wise, a. & n., Wot.]
To know; to learn. ``I wot and wist alway.' --Chaucer.
Wite Wite Wite, v. t. [AS. w[=i]tan; akin to D. wijten, G.
verweisen, Icel. v[=i]ta to mulct, and E. wit; cf. AS.
w[=i]tan to see, L. animadvertere to observe, to punish.
????. See Wit, v.]
To reproach; to blame; to censure; also, to impute as blame.
[Obs. or Scot.] --Spenser.
Though that I be jealous, wite me not. --Chaucer.
There if that I misspeak or say, Wite it the ale of
Southwark, I you pray. --Chaucer.
Wite Wite Wite, n. [AS. w[=i]te punishment. ????. See Wite, v.]
Blame; reproach. [Obs. or Scot.] --Chaucer.
