See wite on Wiktionary
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"text": "Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church\nÞæt fīfte wīte wæs cwealm on heora orfe, swā þæt on ðām lande fornēan nān orf ne belāf, buton Israheles bē ānsund ġestōd.",
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