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wites

wites is the plural of wite.

wites is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wite.

Meaning of wite

Noun

wite (plural wites)

  1. Blame; responsibility; guilt.
    • Nor I will not suffer mine indignation so to witwanton with fair justice as persuade me to put the wite on Witchland.1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, chapter 209, in The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC
  2. Punishment; penalty; fine; bote; mulct.

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Questions about wites

What is wites the plural of?
Wites is the plural of wite.

Words near wites in the dictionary

  1. witeless
  2. witenagemot
  3. witenagemote
  4. witenagemotes
  5. witenagemots
  6. wites
  7. witfish
  8. witfishes
  9. witful
  10. witfully
  11. witfulness

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