wyte
Americanverb
Example Sentences
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Ther wer knyghtes and senatowres, Emerawdes of gret vertues, To wyte withouten wene, Deamondes and koralle, Perydotes and crystall, And gode garnettes bytwene.
From The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries by Menzies, Sutherland, fl. 1840-1883
Fro wrathe and enuye wolde I not passe, With covetyse I was bawte also, My flesh hadde his wyll, alas, I wyte myselfe myne owene woo.
From Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources by Hulme, F. Edward (Frederick Edward)
And ye are to remember I wad bear the wyte for 't, for naebody but our two sel's should ken the truth.
From The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies by Zangwill, Israel
“She is a-eaten’ of her supper, Miss, h’and she says when I tells her you wuz come: ‘Tell ’em to wyte.
From The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle by Stokes, Katherine
“My niece will wyte on people of doubtful conduck over my dead corpse.”
From The Dust Flower by Kline, Hibberd V. B. (Hibberd Van Buren)
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