wite

¹

or wyte

[ wahyt ]

noun

1. (in Anglo-Saxon law)
   1. a fine imposed by a king or lord on a subject who committed a serious crime.
   2. a fee demanded for granting a special privilege.
2. Chiefly Scot. responsibility for a crime, fault, or misfortune; blame.

verb (used with object)

, wit·ed, wit·ing.

1. Chiefly Scot. to blame for; declare guilty of.

wite

²

[ wahyt ]

verb

1. a present plural of wit ².

Word History and Origins

Origin of wite¹

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

Example Sentences

There are some who think ignoring and blocking are sufficient; but this is the online equivalent of Wite-Out.

From The Daily Beast

Yer mar felt mity bad cors de chile wuden' eat nuffin', for she wuz a po' little wite-face thing ennyhow.

From Project Gutenberg

Me were leouere godd hit wite do me toward rome; en forte biginnen hit eft forte donne.

From Project Gutenberg

So wisliche wite ou in our blod letunge : and holde ou ine swuche reste .

From Project Gutenberg

Nu leofemen for godes lufe wite how wi es deofles musestoch wite eow et e ne beo noht e foae neddre.

From Project Gutenberg

For this fourteen year I never discovered one thing that I have used, and that may I now wite my shame and my disadventure.

From Project Gutenberg