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† i-wit Obs.
Also iwitt, ywit(t.
[OE. ᵹewit(t (= OHG. gawitȥi, gi-, gewiȥȥi, gewiȥȥe, MHG. gewiȥȥe, -witȥe), f. ȥe-, i-1 + stem of wit-an to know; wit: cf. wit n.]
Knowledge; understanding; wits, senses.
c888K. ælfred Boeth. v. §3 Sio ᵹedrefednes mæᵹ þæt mod onstyrian, ac hio hit ne mæᵹ his ᵹewittes bereafian. c1000Ags. Gosp. Luke i. 77 To syllenne his folce hys hæle ᵹewit. a1175Cott. Hom. 219 He ȝescop tyen engle werod..Cherubim, ȝefildnesse of ywitte. c1200Vices & Virtues 19 He scolde sone bien ut of his iwitte. a1250Owl & Night. 772 For hit [the horse] non iwit ne kon, Hit berth on rugge grete semes. |