wot

[ wot ]

verb

, Archaic.

1. first and third person singular present tense of wit ².

wot

/ wɒt /

verb

1. See wit
   archaic.
   used withI, she, he, it, or a singular noun a form of the present tense (indicative mood) of wit 2

Word History and Origins

Origin of wot¹

Middle English woot, Old English wāt; cognate with German weiss, Old Norse veit, Gothic wait, Greek oîda, I have seen, I know, Sanskrit veda; wit ²

Example Sentences

"The feelin' you 'ave in your 'eart for a father, wot's planted there by Providence," explained Jane.

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Wot an inwalable boy thatll make for the old ladies pockets in chapels.

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Prisoner: Vorks along vith my father and mother—and lives vith my relations wot's perticler respectable.

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You should jest 'ear wot I 'ear, old pal.Let big pots make the round o' the pubs, and they won't talk that footy fal-lal.

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I cannot indeed expect of another that he should so well as thee get to wot of this matter & tell me thereof.

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