† awitv.
Obsolete.
transitive.
a. To perceive, know.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > know, be aware of [verb (transitive)]
witc888
underyetec893
knowOE
acknowOE
understanda1000
seeOE
awitc1200
wota1300
beknowc1300
kena1400
cognizance1642
suppose1843
c1200 Moral Ode 15 in Lamb. Hom. 288 Elde me is bi-stolen on ær ic hit a-wuste [rhymes with myste; other MSS. wiste, iwiste].
b. To watch over, command (a troop).
ΘΚΠ
society > armed hostility > military service > make into soldier [verb (transitive)] > lead or command
leada900
awit1250
guidec1374
conducta1500
command1594
officer1709
command-in-chief1759
fight1779
general1797
1250 Laȝamon Brut 27264 Kai awiste one [ferde].
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