wot

[ wot ]

/ wɒt /

verb Archaic.

first and third person singular present of wit².

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Words nearby wot

worthington, worthless, worthwhile, worthy, worthy of the name, wot, wotan, wotcher, wotton, wouk, would

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; see wit²

Definition for wot (2 of 2)

wit²

[ wit ]

/ wɪt /

verb (used with or without object), present singular 1st person wot, 2nd wost, 3rd wot, present plural wit or wite; past and past participle wist; present participle wit·ting.

Archaic. to know.

Origin of wit

before 900; Middle English witen, Old English witan; cognate with Dutch weten, German wissen, Old Norse vita, Gothic witan to know; akin to Latin vidēre, Greek ideîn to see, Sanskrit vidati (he) knows. See wot

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Example sentences from the Web for wot

Says she wouldn't do anythink I didn't want 'er to, because I was the only one wot stood by 'er.
Adventures of Bindle|Herbert George Jenkins
Wot good is this going to do either me or you, or any blessed body else?
The Boss of Taroomba|E. W. Hornung
He meets you, and he says, 'Wot 'cher doin' 'long o' my wife?
The Chequers|James Runciman
I wot ye may get for yourself another woman with another gear of conscience to bear t'ee children.
Privy Seal|Ford Madox Ford

If we could only get on like the sarpints, now, wot can breakfast on a rabbit, and then wait a month or two for dinner!
The Dog Crusoe and his Master|R.M. Ballantyne

British Dictionary definitions for wot (1 of 3)

wot

/ (wɒt) /

verb

archaic, or dialect (used with I, she, he, it, or a singular noun) a form of the present tense (indicative mood) of wit 2

British Dictionary definitions for wot (2 of 3)

wit¹

/ (wɪt) /

noun

the talent or quality of using unexpected associations between contrasting or disparate words or ideas to make a clever humorous effect

speech or writing showing this quality

a person possessing, showing, or noted for such an ability, esp in repartee

practical intelligence (esp in the phrase have the wit to)

Scot and Northern English dialect information or knowledge (esp in the phrase get wit of)

archaic mental capacity or a person possessing it

obsolete the mind or memory

Word Origin for wit

Old English witt; related to Old Saxon giwitt, Old High German wizzi (German Witz), Old Norse vit, Gothic witi. See wit ²

British Dictionary definitions for wot (3 of 3)

wit²

/ (wɪt) /

verb

archaic to be or become aware of (something)

adverb

to wit that is to say; namely (used to introduce statements, as in legal documents)

Word Origin for wit

Old English witan; related to Old High German wizzan (German wissen), Old Norse vita, Latin vidēre to see

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Idioms and Phrases with wot

wit

see at one's wit's end; have one's wits about one; live by one's wits; scare out of one's wits; to wit.