wite

or wyte

[ wahyt ]

/ waɪt /

noun

(in Anglo-Saxon law)

a fine imposed by a king or lord on a subject who committed a serious crime.
a fee demanded for granting a special privilege.

Chiefly Scot. responsibility for a crime, fault, or misfortune; blame.

verb (used with object), wit·ed, wit·ing.

Chiefly Scot. to blame for; declare guilty of.

Origin of wite

before 900; (noun) Middle English, Old English wīte penalty; cognate with Old High German wīzi,Old Norse vīti; (v.) Middle English witen,Old English wītan to blame

Words nearby wite

witch of Agnesi, witch's mark, witch's milk, witchweed, witchy, wite, witenagemot, with, with a grain of salt, withal, with all due respect

Definition for wite (2 of 2)

wite²

[ wahyt ]

/ waɪt /

verb

a present plural of wit².

Example sentences from the Web for wite

Se eadiga diacon cw, "u ungesliga, as estmettas ic symle gewilnode: h beo me to wuldre, and e to wite."
The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church|lfric
Slim waist, wite teeth, vary nice eyes—dark—wat you say is best—and nice leetle foot and ankle.'
Uncle Silas|J. S. LeFanu
Bi nu wslicor t gehwa is wite and cunne his geleafan, weald hwa a micclan yrme gebidan sceole.
The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church|lfric
As in some cases the king is entitled to a wite, so in others the wite falls to the bishop.
Domesday Book and Beyond|Frederic William Maitland

You just wite till you see the ballet at Vere Street, Lambeth—we'll knock 'em!'
Liza of Lambeth|W. Somerset Maugham

单词	wite
释义	wite ¹ or wyte [ wahyt ] / waɪt / noun (in Anglo-Saxon law) a fine imposed by a king or lord on a subject who committed a serious crime. a fee demanded for granting a special privilege. Chiefly Scot. responsibility for a crime, fault, or misfortune; blame. verb (used with object), wit·ed, wit·ing. Chiefly Scot. to blame for; declare guilty of. Origin of wite ¹ before 900; (noun) Middle English, Old English wīte penalty; cognate with Old High German wīzi,Old Norse vīti; (v.) Middle English witen,Old English wītan to blame Words nearby wite witch of Agnesi, witch's mark, witch's milk, witchweed, witchy, wite, witenagemot, with, with a grain of salt, withal, with all due respect Definition for wite (2 of 2) wite² [ wahyt ] / waɪt / verb a present plural of wit². Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wite Se eadiga diacon cw, "u ungesliga, as estmettas ic symle gewilnode: h beo me to wuldre, and e to wite." The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church\|lfric Slim waist, wite teeth, vary nice eyes—dark—wat you say is best—and nice leetle foot and ankle.' Uncle Silas\|J. S. LeFanu Bi nu wslicor t gehwa is wite and cunne his geleafan, weald hwa a micclan yrme gebidan sceole. The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church\|lfric As in some cases the king is entitled to a wite, so in others the wite falls to the bishop. Domesday Book and Beyond\|Frederic William Maitland You just wite till you see the ballet at Vere Street, Lambeth—we'll knock 'em!' Liza of Lambeth\|W. Somerset Maugham
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