"wit" meaning in Middle English

See wit in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /wit/ Forms: wittes [plural]
Etymology: From Old English witt, from Proto-West Germanic *witi, from Proto-Germanic *witją. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|witt}} Old English witt, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*witi}} Proto-West Germanic *witi, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*witją}} Proto-Germanic *witją Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} wit, {{enm-noun|wittes}} wit (plural wittes)
  1. mind, sanity Synonyms: witte, wytt
    Sense id: en-wit-enm-noun-zZeCey5j
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: witt, wyt
Etymology number: 1

Pronoun

IPA: /wit/ Forms: unk [accusative], unker [genitive], unker [determiner, possessive]
Etymology: From Old English wit (“we two”), from Proto-West Germanic *wit, from Proto-Germanic *wet. Compare the first-person plural pronoun we. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|wit|t=we two}} Old English wit (“we two”), {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*wit}} Proto-West Germanic *wit, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*wet}} Proto-Germanic *wet, {{m|enm|we}} we Head templates: {{head|enm|pronoun|accusative|unk|genitive|unker|possessive determiner|unker}} wit (accusative unk, genitive unker, possessive determiner unker)
  1. (Early Middle English) First-person dual pronoun: we twain, the two of us. Tags: Early-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-wit-enm-pron-vwKgi5t8 Categories (other): Early Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English personal pronouns, Middle English pronouns Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of Middle English personal pronouns: 9 91 Disambiguation of Middle English pronouns: 9 91 Related terms: I, ich, ik, me, minmi1, min, þou, þe, þinþi1, þin, he, himhine2, him, his, hishisen, sche, heo, hireheo, hire, hirehires, hiren, hit, hithim2, —, unk, unker, ȝit, inc, inker, we, us, ous, oure, oureoures, ouren, ye, yow, your, youryoures, youren, hemhe2, hem, here, hereheres, heren, þei, þem, þeim, þeir, þeirþeires, þeiren
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: witt, wyt
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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