See Also: wite(1)(dictionary)
wite(2)(dictionary)
wite(dictionary)

wite (iou)



wite verb trans. obsolete exc. Scot. & north. Also wyte.
[Old English witan, corresp. to Old Frisian wita, Old Saxon witan, Old High German wian, Old Norse vita, Gothic -weitan (fraweitan avenge), rel. to WITE noun2 Cf. TWIT verb.]
Lay the blame for (a thing) on a person etc. (Foll. by on, to, upon.) OE.
b. Impute as guilt. Also, in neutral sense, impute. LME-M16.
Impute the guilt to, blame, (a person). (Foll. by for, of, with the thing imputed.) ME.