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Wite
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Wite, v. t. [AS. wītan; akin to D. wijten, G. verweisen, Icel. vīta to mulct, and E. wit; cf. AS. wītan to see, L. animadvertere to observe, to punish. . See Wit, v. ].
To reproach; to blame; to censure; also, to impute as blame. Spenser. [1913 Webster]
"Though that I be jealous, wite me not." [1913 Webster]
"There if that I misspeak or say,
Wite it the ale of Southwark, I you pray." [1913 Webster]
Wite it the ale of Southwark, I you pray." [1913 Webster]
Blame; reproach. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
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