wyte
Americanverb
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The wyte o' wars lie at the doors of kings, and the soldiers are free o' the sin o' them.
From Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters by Galt, John
In it came her mother dear,65 I wyte a sorry woman was she; "I wou'd gie my white monie and gowd, O bonny Jean, to borrow thee."
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
There was a battle in the north, And nobles there was many, And they hae killed Sir Charlie Hay, And they laid the wyte on Geordie.
From Ballads of Scottish Tradition and Romance Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Third Series by Sidgwick, Frank
"You and me, Gilhaize, that are but servants, needna fash our heads wi' sic things; the wyte o' wars lie at the doors of kings, and the soldiers are free o' the sin o' them."
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander
Of the gift none needed to wyte him Of mid earth, since the glory they gained by battle.
From The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats by Anonymous
"That's the Reiver's mother," said one of the Elliots; "she's ten times waur than himsell, and is wyted for muckle of the ill he does about the country."
From The Black Dwarf by Scott, Walter, Sir
Ye may thank your stars, Jack, that ye hae ne'er been guilty o' the foul things that he's wyted wi'.
From Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters by Galt, John
S'y, we never wyted to hear no more, but hyked awye hot foot.
From A Deal in Wheat and Other Stories of the New and Old West by Norris, Frank
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