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witig

  • adjective
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Grammar
witig, wittig; adj.
having knowledge, wisdom, sense; sagacious, wise
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  • Stán witig werede and worde cwæð,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 1485
    • ;
    • An. 744.
  • Swilce wittige ł gleáwe leorneras

    velut sagaces (prudentes) gymnosophistas,

      Hpt. Gl. 404, 76.
Grammar
witig, as an epithet of the Deity (cf. witte of witty God,
    Piers P. 15, 126
)
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  • Witig God,

    • Cd. Th. 182, 24
    • ;
    • Exod. 80: Ps. Th. 77, 20
    • :
    • Exon. Th. 14, 29
    • ;
    • Cri. 226
    • :
    • Beo. Th. 1375
    • ;
    • 6. 685: 2116
    • ;
    • B. 1056.
  • Witig Drihten,

    • 3113
    • ;
    • B. 1554
    • :
    • Hy. 4, 6
    • :
    • Exon. Th. 379, 12
    • ;
    • Deór. 32
    • :
    • Cd. Th. 179, 8
    • ;
    • Exod. 25: 241, 14
    • ;
    • Dan. 404.
  • Wittig (wigtig,>

      MS.
    ),

    • Beo. Th. 3687
    • ;
    • B. 1841.
  • Witig Wuldorcyning,

    • Cd. Th. 242, 30
    • ;
    • Dan. 427.
in one's wits, in one's right mind
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  • Wearð his suna wittig,

      Homl. Skt. i. 7, 428.
Etymology
[
Wygar þe witeȝe (wittye,
    2nd MS.
) wurhte,
    Laym. 21134.
Mine wise and mine witie (wittye,
    2nd MS.
) men,
    15829.
Witti and wise,
    Kath. 315.
Ich am witi and wot al þat to cumen is,
    O. and N. 1189.
Ȝe wise men and witty of the lawe,
    Piers P. C. 10, 51.
O. Sax. witig, wittig
:
O. H. Ger. wizíg, wizzíg solers, sapiens
:
Icel. vitugr.
]
Similar entries
v. for-, fore-, ge-, un-witig, -wittig.
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v.  wittig.
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