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- [wahyt]
- /waɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wahyt]
- /waɪt/
Definitions of wyted word
- noun wyted a fine imposed by a king or lord on a subject who committed a serious crime. a fee demanded for granting a special privilege. 1
- noun wyted Chiefly Scot. responsibility for a crime, fault, or misfortune; blame. 1
- verb with object wyted Chiefly Scot. to blame for; declare guilty of. 1
- noun wyted Simple past tense and past participle of wyte. 1
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Origin of wyted
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English, Old English wīte penalty; cognate with Old High German wīzi, Old Norse vīti; (v.) Middle English witen, Old English wītan to blame
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Parts of speech for Wyted
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wyted popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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