- wite
- (Anglo-Saxon.) A penalty or punishment for a criminal offense.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
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Wite — Wite, v. t. [AS. w[=i]tan; akin to D. wijten, G. verweisen, Icel. v[=i]ta to mulct, and E. wit; cf. AS. w[=i]tan to see, L. animadvertere to observe, to punish. ????. See {Wit}, v.] To reproach; to blame; to censure; also, to impute as blame.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wite — Wite, n. [AS. w[=i]te punishment. ????. See {Wite}, v.] Blame; reproach. [Obs. or Scot.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wite — [wīt] n., vt. wited, witing [ME witen < OE witan, to know: see WISE1] Scot. blame; censure … English World dictionary
witeȝe — var. witie … Useful english dictionary
Wite — Wit Wit (w[i^]t), v. t. & i. [inf. (To) {Wit}; pres. sing. {Wot}; pl. {Wite}; imp. {Wist(e)}; p. p. {Wist}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wit(t)ing}. See the Note below.] [OE. witen, pres. ich wot, wat, I know (wot), imp. wiste, AS. witan, pres. w[=a]t, imp.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wite — wite1 /wuyt/, n., v., wited, witing. n. 1. (in Anglo Saxon law) a. a fine imposed by a king or lord on a subject who committed a serious crime. b. a fee demanded for granting a special privilege. 2. Chiefly Scot. responsibility for a crime, fault … Universalium
wíte — n ( es/ u) punishment, torture, plague, injury; penalty, fine; contribution, in money or food, to sustenance of king or his officers; woe, misery, distress; wyrcan tó wíte to contrive as a punishment … Old to modern English dictionary
Wite-Out — [ waıt ,aut ] AMERICAN TRADEMARK a white liquid used for covering mistakes in writing, typing, etc … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Wite-Out — Also see: Whiteout, and 1951 invention: Liquid Paper .Wite Out is a trademark for a line of correction fluid, originally created for use with photocopies, and manufactured by the BIC Corporation.HistoryWite Out dates to 1966, when George… … Wikipedia
wite — I. transitive verb (wited; witing) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wītan; akin to Old High German wīzan to blame, Old English witan to know Date: before 12th century chiefly Scottish blame II. noun Date: 13th century … New Collegiate Dictionary
wite — verb /waɪt/ To blame; to regard as guilty. As help me God, I shal þee nevere smyte! / Þat I have doon, it is þyself to wyte … Wiktionary
