wite

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or wyte

[ wahyt ]

noun
  1. (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.

  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.

Origin of wite

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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

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Other definitions for wite (2 of 2)

wite2
[ wahyt ]

verb
  1. a present plural of wit2.

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