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<B>witan;</B> <I>prs.</I> ic, h&eacute; w&aacute;t, &eth;&uacute; w&aacute;st, w&aelig-acute;st, <I>pl.</I> w&eacute; witon; <I>p.</I> wiste; <I>pp.</I> witen. <B>I.</B> <I>to wit, know, have knowledge, be aware,</I> (1) absolute :-- <I>Noui</I> ic can o&eth;&eth;e ic w&aacute;t, <I>noui</I> ic wiste, &AElig;lfc. Gr. 33; Zup. 205, 8. Oft w&eacute; oferswi&eth;don sw&aacute; sw&aacute; &eth;&uacute; sylf wistest, Homl. Skt. i. 11, 27. Ne meahte hire Iudas, ne ful gere wiste, sweotole gec&yacute;&eth;an, Elen. Kmbl. 1717; El. 860, Ne onge&aacute;tan h&iacute;, ne geara wistan <I>nescierunt, neque intellexerunt,</I> Ps. Th. 81, 5. Giefe monigfealdran &eth;onne &aelig-acute;nig mon wite, Exon. Th. 177, 4; G&uacute;, 1221. H&eacute; w&aelig;ccende &eth;&oacute;hte &eth;&aelig;t h&eacute; n&oacute; witende (<I>nesciens</I>) &aacute;r&aelig;fnode, Bd. 1, 27; S. 497, 8. Ic oft sw&oacute;r m&aelig-acute;ne &aacute;&eth;as ge weotende ge nytende, Anglia xi. 99, 65. &ETH;a g&aacute;&eth; libbende and witende on helle <I>ad infernum viventes sentientesque descendunt,</I> Past. 55; Swt, 429, 27. Hi&eacute; &aelig;t n&iacute;hstan witende mid de&oacute;folcr&aelig;ftum s&oacute;hton h&uacute; h&iacute; hit gestillan mehte, Ors. 3, 10; Swt. 140, 7. &ETH;a &eth;e him ne ondr&aelig-acute;da&thorn; witende (<I>sciendo</I>) syngian, Bd. 1, 27; S. 491, 37. Ne weotendum (<I>nescientibus</I>) o&thorn;&thorn;e n&oacute; g&yacute;mendum &eth;&aelig-acute;m hyrdum &eth;&aelig;re st&oacute;we, 4, 3; S. 570, 12. (2) with acc., <I>to know</I> something, <I>have knowledge of, be aware of</I> :-- Hwanun w&aacute;t (witto, Lind., wito, Rush. <I>sciam</I>) ic &eth;is? Lk. Skt. 1, 18. Ne ic &aelig-acute;niges w&aacute;t h&aelig;le&eth;a gehygdo, Andr. Kmbl, 398; An, 199. &ETH;&uacute; w&aacute;st &eth;a menniscan t&yacute;ddernysse, Blickl. Homl. 243, 30: Ps. C, 31. &ETH;&uacute; w&aelig-acute;st and const &aacute;nra gehwylces earfe&eth;s&iacute;&eth;as, Andr. Kmbl. 2566; An. 1284. Crist ealle w&aacute;t g&oacute;de d&aelig-acute;de, Exon. Th, 449, 7; D&oacute;m. 67: Blickl, Homl. 19, 33. &AElig-acute;lc here h&aelig;f&eth; &eth;&yacute; l&aelig;ssan cr&aelig;ft &eth;onne h&eacute; cym&eth;, gif hine mon &aelig-acute;r w&aacute;t (<I>if people know of it</I>), &aelig-acute;r h&eacute; cume, Past. 56; Swt, 433, 28. H&eacute; manna ingehygd w&aacute;t and can, Blickl. Homl, 179, 26. Ne magon w&eacute; hit n&aacute; dyrnan, for &eth;am &eth;e hit Drihten w&aacute;t, Hy, 7, 93: Exon. Th. 183, 11; G&uacute;. 1325. Manna ge&thorn;&oacute;htas n&aelig-acute;nig mon ne w&aacute;t, Blickl. Homl. 181, 11: Ps. Th, 73, 17: Hy. 3, 32. W&eacute; gewisl&iacute;ce witon (<I>know of</I>) unr&iacute;m &eth;ara monna &eth;e &eth;a &eacute;can ges&aelig-acute;l&eth;a s&oacute;htan <I>multos scimus beatitudinis fructum quaesisse,</I> Bt. 11, 2; Fox 36, 2: Elen. Kmbl, 1285; El. 644, Rincum &eth;e b&eacute;c witan, Exon. Th. 429, 19; R&auml;, 43, 7. Ic wiste hira s&aacute;r <I>sciens dolorem ejus,</I> Ex. 3, 8. H&eacute; heora lotwrencas wiste, Mk. Skt. 12, 15. H&eacute; wiste spr&aelig-acute;ca fela, Cd. Th. 29, 5; Gen, 445. &ETH;e&aacute;h &eth;e h&eacute; hit &aelig-acute;r wis&eth;e, Past. 35; Swt, 243, 3. H&eacute; ne wisse word ne angin, Cd. Th. 223, 25; Dan. 125. Ealle &eth;a &eth;e &eth;one gylt mid him wiston <I>conscii servi,</I> Ors, 4, 4; Swt. 164, 2. &ETH;a sw&iacute;&eth;e lytle fiorme &eth;ara b&oacute;ca wiston <I>very little profitable matter in those books did they know,</I> Past. pref.; Swt. 5, 11. Yldo bearn &aelig-acute;r ne c&uacute;&eth;on, &thorn;e&aacute;h hi&eacute; fela wiston, Cd. Th. 179, 16; Exod. 29. Metod hi&eacute; ne c&uacute;&thorn;on, ne wiston hi&eacute; Drihten God, Beo. Th. 365; B. 181. G&eacute; swelta&thorn; de&aacute;&eth;e, nym&thorn;e ic d&oacute;m wite swefnes, Cd. Th. 224, 29; Dan. 143, Nis &eth;&aelig;t e&oacute;wer &eth;&aelig;t g&eacute; witan &eth;a &thorn;r&aacute;ge and &eth;a t&iacute;de <I>non est vestrum nosse tempora et momenta,</I> Blickl. Homl. 117, 24. &ETH;a mildestan &eth;ara &eth;e men witen, Exon. Th. 255, 1; Jul. 207. G&eacute; ne magon witan &eth;&aelig;ra t&iacute;da t&aacute;cnu, Mt. Kmbl. 16, 3: Exon. Th. 339, 11; Gn. Ex. 92. Ger&iacute;m witan heardra hete&thorn;onca, 261, 13; Jul. 261. &Uacute;s H&aelig-acute;lend God onwr&aacute;h, &eth;&aelig;t w&eacute; hine witan m&oacute;tan, 24, 14; Cri. 384: Beo. Th. 509; B. 252. &AElig-acute;ghw&aelig;&thorn;res sceal scearp scyldwiga gesc&aacute;d witan worda and weorca, 582; B. 288. Wytan, Hy. 3, 17. D&oacute; hit mon &uacute;s t&oacute; witanne, Past, 46; Swt, 357, 5. B&eacute;c &eth;a &eth;e ni&eacute;dbe&eth;earfosta si&eacute;n eallum monnum t&oacute; wietonne, pref.; Swt, 7, 7. T&oacute; wietenne, 15; Swt. 92, 26. Witende (<I>scientes</I>) &aelig-acute;g&eth;er ge g&oacute;d ge yfel, Gen. 3, 5. Witendum (weotendum, Ps, Surt.) &eth;&eacute; <I>scientibus te,</I> Ps. Spl. 35, 11. N&aacute;n &thorn;ing nis beh&yacute;dd &eth;&aelig;t ne s&yacute; witen (<I>quod non sciatur</I>), Lk. Skt. 12, 2. (3) with acc. and infin. :-- &ETH;&aelig-acute;r ic seomian w&aacute;t &eth;&iacute;nne sigebr&oacute;&eth;or bendum f&aelig;stne, Andr. Kmbl, 365; An. 183. W&eacute; witun &eth;&eacute; bilewitne wesan, Coll. Monast, Th. 18, 22. &ETH;ara cynna monige h&eacute; wiste on Germanie wesan, Bd. 5, 9; S. 622, 14: Exon. Th. 182, 20; G&uacute;. 1313: 248, 16; Jul. 91. Wisse, 436, 15; R&auml;. 55, 1: 324, 28; V&iacute;d. 101. &ETH;&aelig-acute;r &eth;&uacute; wite elenan standan, Lchdm. ii, 346, 10. (4) with acc. and complementary word or phrase :-- For &eth;&aelig;re byldo &eth;e ic t&oacute; him w&aacute;t, Blickl. Homl. 179, 21. Ic &eth;&eacute; on &eth;yssum h&yacute;n&eth;um w&aacute;t wyrmum t&oacute; wiste, Soul Kmbl. 303; Seel. 155. Ic m&eacute; &eth;&aelig;t w&aacute;t t&oacute; helpe, Ps. Th. 51, 7. Ic w&aacute;t he&aacute;hburh h&eacute;r &aacute;ne ne&aacute;h, Cd. Th. 152, 8; Gen. 2517. Ic hine goodne w&aacute;t, Ps. Th. 53, 6: 106, 1: Beo. Th. 3731; B. 1863: Hy. 1, 3. Ne w&aacute;t ic m&eacute; beworhtne wulle fl&yacute;sum, Exon. Th. 417, 11; R&auml;. 36, 3. &ETH;&uacute; w&aelig-acute;st &eth;&eacute; b&aelig-acute;les cwealm h&aacute;tne in helle, Andr. Kmbl. 2374; An. 1188. H&eacute; w&aacute;t his sincgiefan biheledne, Exon. Th. 183, 13; G&uacute;. 1326: 311, 15; Seef. 92. For &eth;am &aelig-acute;rende &eth;&aelig;t h&eacute; t&oacute; &uacute;s eallum w&aacute;t, 451, 34; D&oacute;m. 113. H&yacute; him in wuldre witon Waldendes giefe, 76, 23; Cri, 1244: 107, 20; G&uacute;. 61. &ETH;&uacute; w&yacute;sctest &eth;&aelig;t &eth;&uacute; wistest Crist on r&oacute;de &aacute;hangenne, Blickl. Honil. 85, 34: Ps. Th. 118, 21. &ETH;a he&oacute; s&eacute;leste wiste, Elen. Kmbl. 2404; El. 1203: Cd. Th. 3, 26; Gen, 41: Beo. Th. 1297; B. 646. H&eacute; wende hine &eth;&aelig-acute;r h&eacute; wiste handgeweorc heofencyninges, Cd. Th, 31, 32; Gen. 494: 169, 3; Gen. 2793: 259, 1;

Dan. 685: Exon. Th. 162, 16; G&uacute;. 976. H&eacute; aldor&thorn;egn de&aacute;dne wisse, Beo. Th. 2623; B. 1309: Cd. Th. 249, 25; Dan. 535. &ETH;&aelig;t h&eacute; wiste hine scyldigne, Chart. Th. 166, 33. Hi&eacute; &eth;one here t&oacute;weardne wiston, Blickl. Homl. 79, 13: Shrn. 86, 3: Exon. Th, 459, 20; H&ouml;. 2. Ne m&eacute; unrihtes on &aacute;wiht wistan, Ps. Th. 58, 3. Wiston him be s&uacute;&eth;an Sigelwara land, Cd. Th. 182, 1; Exod. 69. Wisson, Beo. Th. 498; B. 246. Gif h&eacute; hine sylfne wite &eth;&aelig;s clnne, L. C. E. 5; Th. i. 362, 9. (5) with a clause, (a) without connecting word :-- Ic w&aacute;t &eth;&uacute; eart Godes h&aacute;lga, Mk. Skt. 1, 24: Cd. Th. 24, 30; Gen. 385: 35, 8; Gen. 551. Ic w&aacute;t &thorn;e&aacute;h, gif &eth;&eacute; &aelig-acute;fre gewyr&eth; &eth;&aelig;t ... &thorn;onne gesihst &eth;&uacute; ..., Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174, 24, W&eacute; witon h&eacute; &uacute;re w&aelig;s wealdend, Blickl. Homl. 243, 17. Wiste h&eacute; his bearn on myclum ymbhygdum w&aelig-acute;ron, 131, 26. Wite &eth;&eacute; be &eth;issum, gif &eth;&uacute; e&aacute;dm&oacute;dne eorl gem&eacute;te, &eth;am bi&eth; g&aelig;st geg&aelig;derad Godes &aacute;gen bearn, Exon. Th, 318, 4; M&oacute;d. 77. (b) with introductory <I>&eth;&aelig;t</I> :-- Ic w&aacute;t (<I>novi</I>), &eth;&aelig;t &eth;&uacute; eart wlitig, Gen. 12, 11. Ic w&aacute;t (<I>scio</I>), &eth;&aelig;t &eth;&uacute; sw&aacute; didest, 20, 6. Ic w&aacute;t (<I>cognovi</I>), &eth;&aelig;t Drihten ys m&aelig-acute;re, Ex. 18, 11. Ic w&aacute;t (u&aacute;t, Lind., w&aacute;tt, Rush. <I>scio</I>), &eth;&aelig;t se&oacute; c&yacute;&eth;nes is s&oacute;&eth;, Jn. Skt. 5, 32: Cd. Th, 35, 22; Gen. 558. Ic w&aacute;t and can, &eth;&aelig;t &eth;&uacute; m&iacute;n God w&aelig-acute;re <I>agnovi quoniam Deus meus es tu,</I> Ps. Th. 55, 8. Ic w&aacute;t geare, &eth;&aelig;t ..., Beo. Th. 5306; B. 2656. &ETH;&uacute; w&aacute;st, &eth;&aelig;t ic eom unt&yacute;mende, Gen. 16, 2: Jn. Skt. 21, 15: Ps. Th. 68, 6. W&eacute; weotan, &eth;&aelig;t w&eacute; &eth;&aelig;s &eth;earfe nabba&thorn;, Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 21. Se hellscea&eth;a wiste, &eth;&aelig;t hi&eacute; Godes yrre habban sceoldon, Cd. Th, 43, 23; Gen. 695. Wisse, Beo. Th. 4668; B. 2339. &ETH;a men wisson (wisston, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 196, 8), &eth;&aelig;t ..., Met. 26, 100. Westan, Judth. Thw. 24, 26; Jud. 207, W&eacute; witon (uutton, Lind., wntun, Rush. <I>scimus</I>), &eth;&aelig;t h&eacute; is synful, Jn. Skt. 9, 24, 29, 31, W&eacute; wuton (wutan, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 22, 16. Wite g&eacute; (wutas gi&eacute;, Lind., g&eacute; wutan, Rush. <I>scitis</I>), &eth;&aelig;t ..., 26, 2: Mk. Skt. 10, 41, Wit &eth;&uacute;, &eth;&aelig;t ic eom dr&yacute;, Blickl. Homl. 183, 17. Wita&thorn; g&eacute;, &eth;&aelig;t hit sw&aacute; nis <I>scitote, quia non est mea,</I> Bd, 4, 8; S. 576, 2. Wita&thorn; (wutas gi&eacute;, Lind.), &eth;&aelig;t ..., Mt. Kmbl. 24, 43: Lk. Skt. 10, 11: Ps. Th. 99, 2. Wite g&eacute;, &eth;&aelig;t ... <I>scitote, quoniam ...,</I> Ps. Th, 4, 4; Blickl. Homl. 191, 36. Wite &eth;&uacute;, &eth;&aelig;t ... <I>scito, quod ...,</I> Gen. 15, 13: Jud. 6, 14: Blickl. Homl. 181, 11: 183, 18: Elen. Kmbl. 1889; El 946. Wite h&eacute;, &eth;&aelig;t h&eacute; bi&eth; wana, Blickl. Homl. 17, 36. Su&aacute; su&aacute; hi&eacute; selfe wieten, &eth;&aelig;t hi&eacute; hit for Gode d&oacute;n, Past. 28; Swt. 191, 2. Witen, Met. 19, 23, Se reccere sceal geornl&iacute;ce wietan, &eth;&aelig;tte ..., Past. 20; Swt, 149, 1. &ETH;&aelig;m l&aacute;re&oacute;we is t&oacute; wietanne, &eth;&aelig;t ..., 63; Swt, 459, 6. T&oacute; witenne, Blickl. Homl, 63, 5: 129, 26: 209, 19. (bb) with <I>for &eth;on &eth;e</I> :-- Crist &eth;&aacute; wiste, for &eth;on &eth;e (<I>quia</I>) se h&aacute;lga &eth;&aacute; sl&eacute;p, Blickl. Homl. 235, 13. (c) with indirect interrogative forms :-- Ic w&aacute;t hw&aelig;t h&eacute; &thorn;ence&thorn;, Blickl. Homl. 181, 10: Cd. Th. 34, 10; Gen. 535. Ic w&aacute;t hw&aacute; m&eacute; ferede, Andr. Kmbl. 1808; An. 906. Ic ne w&aacute;t hw&aelig-acute;r &eth;&uacute; eart, Blickl. Homl. 241, 7: Exon. Th. 496, 21; R&auml;. 85, 18. &ETH;&uacute; cans eal &eth;is w&eacute;sten, and w&aacute;s&eth; hw&aelig-acute;r w&eacute; wician magon, Past, 41; Swt, 304, 16. &ETH;&uacute; w&aacute;st and canst h&uacute; &eth;&uacute; lifian scealt, Cd. Th. 56, 23; Gen. 916. W&aacute;st &eth;&uacute; h&uacute; &eth;e&oacute;s &aacute;dle scyle ende gesettan? Exon. Th. 163, 16; G&uacute;. 994. E&oacute;wer F&aelig;der w&aacute;t hw&aelig;s e&oacute;w &thorn;earf bi&thorn;, Blickl. Homl. 21, 1. W&eacute; witon hwelce w&aelig;lhri&oacute;wnessa Neron weorhte, Bt. 16, 4; Fox 56, 36. Ne wuti g&eacute; of hwelc t&iacute;d hl&aacute;ferd &iacute;wer t&oacute; cymmende si&eacute;, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 24, 42, Gif ic wiste h&uacute; ..., Beo. Th. 5032; B. 2519. &ETH;&aelig;t &eth;&uacute; wisse (wistest, <I>v.l.</I>) hw&aelig;s &eth;&uacute; wundredest, Bt, 41, 4; Fox 252, 14. Ne wiste h&eacute; hwonne him f&aelig-acute;mnan t&oacute; br&yacute;de w&aelig-acute;ron, Cd. Th. 157, 5; Gen. 2600. &ETH;&aelig;t w&eacute; wissen (wiston, <I>v.l.</I>) hw&aelig;t h&eacute; w&aelig-acute;re, Bt. 42; Fox 256, 2. &ETH;&aelig;t ic wite gearwe on hwylcne weg ic gange, Ps. Th. 142, 9. Wite &eth;&uacute; h&uacute; w&iacute;d and s&iacute;d helheo&eth;o, and mid hondum &aacute;met, Cd. Th. 308, 27; Sat. 699. W&eacute; witon magon h&uacute; sw&iacute;&thorn;e &uacute;s is &eth;es d&aelig;g t&oacute; m&aelig-acute;rsienne, Blickl. Homl. 161, 7: 47, 21. Gif &eth;&uacute; witan wille hw&aelig;t ged&oacute;n w&aelig;s, 177, 1, (d) with <I>gif</I> :-- &ETH;&uacute; w&aacute;st gif hit is sw&aacute; w&eacute; secgan h&yacute;rdon, Beo. Th. 550; B. 272. (6) with the construction of (2) and of (5). (a) (2) and (5b) :-- &Aacute;n &thorn;ing ic w&aacute;t, &eth;&aelig;t ic w&aelig;s blind, and &eth;&aelig;t ic n&uacute; gese&oacute;, Jn. Skt. 9, 25. W&aacute;t ic &eth;&aelig;t n&uacute; &eth;&aacute;, &eth;&aelig;t h&eacute; bi&eth; alles le&aacute;s &eacute;can dre&aacute;mes, Cd. Th. 275, 34; Sat, 181: Andr. Kmbl. 866; An, 433. &ETH;&uacute; w&aacute;st m&iacute;ne gehe&oacute;wunga, &eth;&aelig;t ic eom dust, Blickl. Homl. 89, 15. &ETH;&aelig;t &eth;&uacute; w&aacute;st, &eth;&aelig;t ic w&aelig;s de&aacute;d, 183, 13. &ETH;a &eth;e hit witon, &eth;&aelig;t hi&eacute; him &thorn;e&oacute;wia&thorn;, Bt. 21; Fox 72, 32. &ETH;&aelig;t ic gearwe wiste, &eth;&aelig;t ..., Exon. Th. 196, 7; Az. 170: Cd. Th. 24, 31; Gen. 386. &ETH;is wuta&thorn; gi&eacute;, &eth;&aelig;tte gene&oacute;l&aelig-acute;ca&thorn; r&iacute;c Godes, Lk. Skt. Lind. 10, 11. &AElig-acute;r h&eacute; s&oacute;&eth; wite, &eth;&aelig;t &eth;a synfullan s&aacute;wla sticien helle t&oacute; middes, Salm. Kmbl. 342; Sal, 170. H&uacute; m&aelig;g ic hit witan, &eth;&aelig;t ic hit &aacute;gan sceal <I>unde scire possum, quod possessurus sim eam?</I> Gen. 15, 8. (b) with (2) and (5c) :-- &ETH;&uacute; &eth;&aelig;t &aacute;na w&aacute;st, h&uacute; m&eacute; m&oacute;dor geb&aelig;r, Ps. C. 61. Gif &eth;&uacute; hit w&aacute;st, h&uacute; &eth;&uacute; m&aelig-acute;re eart, Hy. 3, 20, &ETH;&aelig;t ne w&aacute;t &aelig-acute;nig, h&uacute; &eth;a w&iacute;san sind wundorl&iacute;ce, Exon. Th. 223, 10; Ph. 357. &ETH;&aelig;t ne wiste h&eacute;, hw&aelig;t se manna w&aelig;s, Andr. Kmbl. 521; An. 261. &ETH;&aelig;t hi&eacute; &eth;&aelig;t wiston, hwonne h&eacute; &eth;isse worlde ende gesettan wolde, Blickl. Homl. 119, 9. Nis n&aelig-acute;nig mon &eth;e &eth;&aelig;t &aacute;n wite, h&uacute; lange h&eacute; &eth;&aacute;s ged&oacute;n wille, hw&aelig;&thorn;er &eth;is &thorn;&uacute;send sceole be&oacute;n scyrtre &eth;e lengre, 119, 5. &ETH;&aelig;t &eth;&uacute; s&oacute;&eth; w&iacute;te, h&uacute; &eth;&aelig;t geeode, Exon. Th. 28, 6; Cri. 442. &ETH;&aelig;t ic s&oacute;&eth; wite, hw&aelig;&eth;er ..., Andr. Kmbl. 1206; An. 603. Ne m&aelig;ge w&eacute; &eth;&aelig;t s&oacute;&eth; witan, h&uacute; &eth;&uacute; &aelig;&eth;ele eart, Hy. 3, 13. (c) with (2) and (5d) :-- Gif h&eacute; synful is, &eth;&aelig;t ic n&aacute;t, Jn. Skt. 9, 25, (7) with preposition <I>be</I> :-- W&eacute; witon b&iacute; monnum, se se &eth;e bitt &eth;one mono &eth;&aelig;t him &eth;ingie wi&eth; &oacute;&eth;erne &eth;e h&eacute; bi&eth; ierre, &eth;&aelig;t irsigende m&oacute;d h&eacute; gegreme&eth;, Past. 10; Swt. 63, 11. Hi&eacute; wiston ge be heora sige, ge e&aacute;c be &eth;ara h&aelig-acute;&thorn;enra manna fle&aacute;me <I>they knew both about their victory and about the heathens' flight,</I> Blickl. Homl. 203, 3. Se consul heora ungemet ofsl&oacute;g and sige h&aelig;fde; be &eth;&aelig;m mon mehte witan, &eth;&aacute; h&eacute; and &eth;a consulas hi&eacute; &aacute;tellan ne mehton <I>quot millia hominum interfecta, quot capta sint, ipse consul ostendit; qui, cum multitudinem capti populi referre vellet, numerum explicare non potuit,</I> Ors. 3, 10; Swt. 140, 30. Be &eth;am &aelig;fteran is t&oacute; witanne, &eth;&aelig;t h&eacute; w&aelig;s t&oacute; biscope geh&aacute;lgod <I>de secundo intimandum, quod in episcopatum fuerit ordinatus,</I> Bd, 4, 23; S. 594, 11. <B>II.</B> <I>to be wise, be in one's senses</I> :-- D&aacute; w&eacute;ndon h&iacute; &eth;&aelig;t h&eacute; tela ne wiste, ac &eth;&aelig;t h&eacute; w&eacute;dde <I>vulgus aestimabat eum insanire,</I> Bd. 2, 13; S. 517, 10. 'Geseoh &eth;&aelig;t &eth;&uacute; teala wite.' Cw&aelig;&thorn; h&eacute;: 'Ne w&eacute;de ic' <I>vide ut sanum sapias. Non, inquit, insanio,</I> 5, 13; S. 632, 32. <B>III.</B> <I>to be conscious of, to know</I> fear, pity, etc., <I>to feel, shew</I> respect, honour, etc. :-- W&aacute;t ic sorga &eth;&yacute; m&aacute;, Cd. Th. 54, 33; Gen. 886. For hwon w&aacute;st &eth;&uacute; we&aacute;n? 54, 12; Gen. 876. Hit m&aacute;re ne w&aacute;t b&uacute;ton gnornunge, Met, 3, 9. Se wyrsa ne w&aacute;t on his m&aelig-acute;gwinum m&aacute;ran &aacute;re, Salm. Kmbl. 717; Sal. 358. Hi&oacute; him t&oacute; litelne ege t&oacute; witan <I>they feel too little awe of him,</I> Wulfst, 220, 27. &ETH;&uacute; &eth;&aelig;s &thorn;onc ne wisses <I>thou knewest (feltest) no gratitude for it,</I> Exon. Th. 85, 5; Cri. 1386: 90, 15; Cri. 1474. &ETH;one &eth;e in meoduhealle mine wisse (<I>should feel affection</I>), o&thorn;&thorn;e mec fr&eacute;fran wolde, 288, 7; Wand. 27. Ic l&aelig-acute;rde &eth;&aelig;t &aelig-acute;lc on &oacute;&thorn;rum &aacute;rwyr&thorn;nesse wiste, Blicki. Homl. 185, 13. H&eacute; him forgeaf &eth;one n&iacute;&eth; &eth;e h&eacute; t&oacute; him wiste, Ors. 5, 15; Swt. 250, 25. H&eacute; s&aacute;r ne wiste, Cd. Th. 12, 3; Gen. 179. Hi&eacute; sorge wiht, weorces ne wiston, 49, 2; Gen. 786. &ETH;&aelig;t is t&oacute; wundrianne, &eth;&aelig;t &eth;a Egipti sw&aacute; lytle &thorn;oncunge wiston I&oacute;sepe, Ors. 1, 5; Swt. 34, 32. &ETH;&aelig;t h&iacute; n&aelig-acute;nige incan t&oacute; him wiston <I>se mentem ad ilium ab omni ira remotam habere,</I> Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 41. Wite m&aacute;ran &thorn;anc &eth;&aelig;s &eth;e &eth;&uacute; h&aelig;bbe, &eth;onne &eth;&aelig;s &eth;e &eth;&uacute; w&eacute;ne, Prov. Kmbl. 22. &AElig-acute;lc &eth;e gesc&aacute;d wite <I>every rational person,</I> L. C. S. 75; Th. i, 424, 19. &ETH;&aelig;t h&eacute; on &eth;am gri&eth;e micle m&aelig-acute;&eth;e wite <I>that he shew great respect to that</I> 'gri&eth;,' L. Eth. vii. 31; Th. i. 336, 14. Gif man on Godes gri&eth;e m&aelig-acute;&eth;e witan wolde, Wulfst. 161, 3. Ne wolde h&eacute; &aelig-acute;nige &aacute;re witan on &eth;&aelig;re Cristenan &aelig-acute;festnysse <I>nec religioni Christianae aliquid inpendebat honoris,</I> Bd. 2, 20; S. 521, 29. &ETH;&uacute; m&eacute; noldest &thorn;anc witan m&iacute;nra g&oacute;da, Wulfst. 261, 10. N&aacute; he&aacute;ge witende <I>non alta sapientes,</I> Scint. 19, 2. [He wald ha witen (witten, wist, <I>v.ll.</I>), C. M. 10793. <I>Goth.</I> witan; <I>prs.</I> wait, <I>pl.</I> witun; <I>p.</I> wissa: <I>O. Sax.</I> witan; <I>prs.</I> w&eacute;t, <I>pl.</I> witun; <I>p.</I> wissa: <I>O. Frs.</I> wita; <I>prs.</I> w&eacute;t, <I>pl.</I> witen, witath: <I>O. H. Ger.</I> wizzan; <I>prs.</I> weiz, <I>pl.</I> wizzun; <I>p.</I> wissa, wista, westa; <I>pp.</I> wizzan: <I>Icel.</I> vita; <I>prs.</I> veit, <I>pl.</I> vitu; <I>p.</I> vissa; <I>pp.</I> vitinn.] v. be-, ge-witan, nytan, un-witende.