wite

wite
/wayt/ Sax. A punishment, pain, penalty, mulct, or criminal fine. An atonement among the early Germans by a wrongdoer to the king or the community. It is said to be the germ of the idea that wrong is not simply the affair of the injured individual, and is therefore a condition precedent to the growth of a criminal law

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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

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