wite

wite
wite1
/wuyt/, n., v., wited, witing.
n.
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, or misfortune; blame.
v.t.
3. Chiefly Scot. to blame for; declare guilty of.
Also, wyte.
[bef. 900; (n.) ME, OE wite penalty; c. OHG wizi, ON viti; (v.) ME witen, OE witan to blame]
wite2
/wuyt/, v.
a pres. pl. of wit2.

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