Weet
//wiːt// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative form of wet, especially in the sense "rainy weather". Northern-England, Scotland, alt-of, alternative
"... binds with wind and weet / The vestment round his thews."
Verb
- 1 To know. archaic, intransitive
"But Glauce, ſeeing all that chaunced there, / VVell vveeting hovv their errour to aſſoyle, / Full glad of ſo good end, to them drevv nere, / And her ſalevved vvith ſeemly belaccoyle, / Ioyous to ſee her ſafe after long toyle."
Example
More examples"But Glauce, ſeeing all that chaunced there, / VVell vveeting hovv their errour to aſſoyle, / Full glad of ſo good end, to them drevv nere, / And her ſalevved vvith ſeemly belaccoyle, / Ioyous to ſee her ſafe after long toyle."
Etymology
From Middle English weten, a Middle English variant of witen (“to know”). More at wit.
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