† mother's witn.

Forms: late Middle English moderis wytte.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mother n.¹, wit n.

Etymology: < the genitive of mother n.¹ + wit n. Compare mother wit n. (see quot. c1450).

Obsolete. rare.

Mother wit.

ΚΠ

c1450 J. Capgrave Life St. Katherine (Arun. 396) (1893) v. 1710 (MED) With so[r]cery and myschauns þou hast turned hem, Thei cowde neuere resorte on-to her moderis [c1475 Rawl. modyr; a1500 Arun. 20 mother] wytte.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	mothers wit
释义	† mother's witn. Forms: late Middle English moderis wytte. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mother n.¹, wit n. Etymology: < the genitive of mother n.¹ + wit n. Compare mother wit n. (see quot. c1450). Obsolete. rare. Mother wit. ΚΠ c1450 J. Capgrave Life St. Katherine (Arun. 396) (1893) v. 1710 (MED) With so[r]cery and myschauns þou hast turned hem, Thei cowde neuere resorte on-to her moderis [c1475 Rawl. modyr; a1500 Arun. 20 mother] wytte. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1450
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