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wite
1[ wahyt ]
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)
- Chiefly Scot. to blame for; declare guilty of.
wite
2[ wahyt ]
verb
- a present plural of wit 2.
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Example Sentences
There are some who think ignoring and blocking are sufficient; but this is the online equivalent of Wite-Out.
Yer mar felt mity bad cors de chile wuden' eat nuffin', for she wuz a po' little wite-face thing ennyhow.
Me were leouere godd hit wite do me toward rome; en forte biginnen hit eft forte donne.
So wisliche wite ou in our blod letunge : and holde ou ine swuche reste .
Nu leofemen for godes lufe wite how wi es deofles musestoch wite eow et e ne beo noht e foae neddre.
For this fourteen year I never discovered one thing that I have used, and that may I now wite my shame and my disadventure.
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