wítan
to see to ⬩ take heed to ⬩ guard ⬩ keep ⬩ to lay t ⬩ charge ⬩ lay the blame of ⬩ impute ⬩ to go ⬩ depart
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Grammar wítan, absolute Wíte imputet, Germ. 400, 560. Grammar wítan, with dat. of person Ðæt hé him ne wíte, Bt. proem.; Fox viii. 12. Grammar wítan, with dat. of person and acc. of charge Mínum ágnum scyldum ic hit wíte, Ps. Th. 21, 2.
Linked entry: ge-wítan
witan
to wit ⬩ know ⬩ have knowledge ⬩ be aware, ⬩ to know ⬩ have knowledge of, ⬩ be aware of ⬩ to be wise ⬩ be in one's senses ⬩ to be conscious of ⬩ to know ⬩ to feel ⬩ shew
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Gif ðú witan wille hwæt gedón wæs, 177, 1, Grammar witan, with gif Ðú wást gif hit is swá wé secgan hýrdon, Beo. Th. 550; B. 272. Grammar witan, with the construction of (2) and of (5).
witan
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Hú mycelne ege wé sceolon witan (hú micel ege sí tó hæbbenne, v.l.) tó þám hálgum werum quantis sit viris sanctis timor exhibendus, Gr. D. 63, 6
wítan
wítan
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Ic þence ðís feoh . . . tó wítanne næs tó oðwyrceanne. Lch. i. 384, 5. Add
fóre-witan
To foreknow ⬩ præscīre
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To foreknow; præscīre He eall fórewát hú hit geweorþan sceal he foreknows all how it shall come to pass, Bt. 39, 5; Fox 218, 27
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wita
one who knows ⬩ a person of understanding or learning ⬩ a wise man ⬩ one able to give counsel ⬩ a counsellor ⬩ one able to give counsel in affairs of state ⬩ one who takes part in the councils of a nation ⬩ a leading man ⬩ an elder ⬩ a chief person ⬩ senior ⬩ one who has knowledge ⬩ a witness ⬩ a wise man ⬩ one professing supernatural knowledge
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Hé ofslóg ealle ða witan (in Thrace), Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 114, 20. Créca witan, Met. 1, 66. Ða rícostan Rómána witan, 9, 25. Grammar wita, in reference to England.
be-witan
To overlook, watch over, superintend, preside, govern, administer ⬩ præesse, administrare
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To overlook, watch over, superintend, preside, govern, administer; præesse, administrare Ðe ealle his þing bewiste qui præerat omnibus quæ habebat, Gen. 24, 2. Ne miht ðú leng tún-scíre bewitan jam non poteris villicare, Lk. Bos. 16, 2: Ex. 3, 7: 5,
Linked entry: be-wiste
ed-wítan
To reproach, blame, upbraid ⬩ exprobrāre
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To reproach, blame, upbraid; exprobrāre Hosp edwítendre ðé hruron ofer me opprobria exprobrantium tĭbi cecĭdērunt sŭper me, Ps. Spl. 68, 12
ge-wítan
to see ⬩ behold ⬩ videre ⬩ spectare ⬩ to turn one's eyes in any direction with the intention of taking that direction ⬩ to set out towards ⬩ start ⬩ pass over ⬩ to go ⬩ depart ⬩ withdraw ⬩ go away ⬩ retreat ⬩ retire ⬩ die ⬩ transire ⬩ discedere
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[wítan, I. to see] to see, behold; videre, spectare Gewíte and beseoh wíngeard ðisne vide et visita vineam istam, Ps.
Linked entries: aweg-gewítan aweg-gewitenes
æt-wítan
To reproach ⬩ blame ⬩ upbraid ⬩ imputare ⬩ improperare ⬩ exprobrare
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To reproach, blame, upbraid; imputare, improperare, exprobrare Ne sceolon me on ðære þeóde þegenas ætwítan the thanes of this people shall not reproach me. Byrht. Th. 138, 15; By. 220. Siððan Gúþláf and ósláf ætwiton weána dǽl since Guthlaf and Oslaf
Linked entry: ed-wítan
ge-wítan
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substitute: To see after, take care of. with acc. Gewíte and beseoh wíngeard þisne vide et visita vineam istam, Ps. Th. 79, 14. with clause Gewíte þǽre cirican ealdor ꝥ him mon on þám fierste mete ne selle, Ll. Th. i. 64, 16
fór-witan
To foreknow ⬩ know beforehand ⬩ præscīre
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To foreknow, know beforehand; præscīre Ðæs ðe ðú fórwite hwám ðú gemiltsige that thou mayest know beforehand whom thou pitiest, Apol. Th. 11. 21
óþ-wítan
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Cf. æt-wítan
ge-wítan
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To <b>ge-wítan;</b> in Dict., add Geuuíto facesso, An. Ox. 53, 25. Gewát cessit, An. Ox. 3203. Geuuát[u] concessit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 105, 21. Excidit, cecidit vel gewát, 145, 9.
æd-wítan
To reproach ⬩ exprobare
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To reproach; exprobare Æd-wioton him improperabant ei, Mt. Lind. Stv. 27, 44
be-witan
watch over
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Add: in a general sense, to take charge of, watch over Wén is ꝥ hé wille bewitan á his menn ge on lífe ge on deá ðe, Hml. S. 17, 187. of official or professional action, to have charge or direction of, persons Se mágister þe þá cild bewát the schoolmaster
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ed-wítan
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To reproach Edwítte improperavit, Ps. Srt. 73, 18. Edwíttun exprobraverunt, 34, 7
ge-witan
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Add: to know, have knowledge of Mið ðý gewit ðú cum scieris, Mt. p. 4, 6. 'Ðone uoeg gié uuton' . . . 'Huu mago ué ꝥ weg gewuta?' 'uiam scitis' . . . 'Quomodo possumus uiam scire?', Jn. L. R. 14, 5. to know, get knowledge of, learn. absolute Ne walde