wot

American  

[wot] / wɒt /

verb

Archaic.

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

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wot British  

/ wɒt /

verb

1. archaic a form of the present tense (indicative mood) of wit 2

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Etymology

Origin of wot

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

Or to quote one of its most memorable headlines, was it The Sun Wot Won It?

From BBC

After Thatcher’s Conservative successor John Major unexpectedly triumphed in the 1992 election, the tabloid boasted: “It’s the Sun wot won it.”

From Seattle Times

“We want to bury him like he’s a ‘wot,’ like a ‘tomier,’ ” Salazar said, “which are two of the words for chief or leader” in the Chumash and Tataviam languages, respectively.

From Seattle Times

“Wot I say?” the dog-driver cried to Perrault.

From Literature

“Ah, my frien’s,” he said softly, “mebbe it mek you mad dog, dose many bites. Mebbe all mad dog, sacredam! Wot you t’ink, eh, Perrault?”

From Literature