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wite

Pronunciation: /ˈwiː.te/

“wite” is an Old English word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. punishment
  2. penalty, fine
  3. torment
  4. plague

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wītī, from Proto-Germanic *wītiją. Cognate with Old Frisian wīte, Old Saxon wīti, Old High German wīzi, Old Norse víti.

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