"witt" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /witt/, [wit]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *witi, from Proto-Germanic *witją, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see, know”). Cognate with Old Frisian wit, Old Saxon wit, Old High German wizzi (whence German Witz), Old Norse vit (whence Swedish vett). Compare witan. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*witi}} Proto-West Germanic *witi, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*witją}} Proto-Germanic *witją, {{der|ang|ine-pro|*weyd-||see, know}} Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see, know”), {{cog|ofs|wit}} Old Frisian wit, {{cog|osx|wit}} Old Saxon wit, {{cog|goh|wizzi}} Old High German wizzi, {{cog|de|Witz}} German Witz, {{cog|non|vit}} Old Norse vit, {{cog|sv|vett}} Swedish vett Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|nominative plural|witt|||g=n|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} witt n (nominative plural witt), {{ang-noun|n|witt}} witt n (nominative plural witt) Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|witt}}, {{ang-decl-noun|witt|witt|witt|witt|wittes|witta|witte|wittum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: witt [nominative, plural], strong [table-tags], witt [nominative, singular], witt [nominative, plural], witt [accusative, singular], witt [accusative, plural], wittes [genitive, singular], witta [genitive, plural], witte [dative, singular], wittum [dative, plural]
  1. mind, understanding, sense, sanity Tags: neuter Derived forms: ġewitt, witlēas, wittiġ, witegan
    Sense id: en-witt-ang-noun-ZyZAXHPy Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "wit"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: wit, witt, witte, wytt, wyt\nEnglish: wit\nYola: wut",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: wit, witt, witte, wytt, wyt\nEnglish: wit\nYola: wut"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*witi"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *witi",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*witją"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *witją",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*weyd-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "see, know"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see, know”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ofs",
        "2": "wit"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Frisian wit",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "wit"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon wit",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "wizzi"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German wizzi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Witz"
      },
      "expansion": "German Witz",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "vit"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse vit",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "vett"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish vett",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *witi, from Proto-Germanic *witją, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see, know”).\nCognate with Old Frisian wit, Old Saxon wit, Old High German wizzi (whence German Witz), Old Norse vit (whence Swedish vett). Compare witan.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "witt",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-n",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "witt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "witt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "witt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "witt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wittes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "witta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "witte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wittum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "nominative plural",
        "4": "witt",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "g": "n",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "witt n (nominative plural witt)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "witt"
      },
      "expansion": "witt n (nominative plural witt)",
      "name": "ang-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "witt"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-a-n"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "witt",
        "2": "witt",
        "3": "witt",
        "4": "witt",
        "5": "wittes",
        "6": "witta",
        "7": "witte",
        "8": "wittum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "ġewitt"
        },
        {
          "word": "witlēas"
        },
        {
          "word": "wittiġ"
        },
        {
          "word": "witegan"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mind, understanding, sense, sanity"
      ],
      "id": "en-witt-ang-noun-ZyZAXHPy",
      "links": [
        [
          "mind",
          "mind"
        ],
        [
          "understanding",
          "understanding"
        ],
        [
          "sense",
          "sense"
        ],
        [
          "sanity",
          "sanity"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/witt/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wit]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "witt"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ġewitt"
    },
    {
      "word": "witlēas"
    },
    {
      "word": "wittiġ"
    },
    {
      "word": "witegan"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "wit"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: wit, witt, witte, wytt, wyt\nEnglish: wit\nYola: wut",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: wit, witt, witte, wytt, wyt\nEnglish: wit\nYola: wut"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*witi"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *witi",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*witją"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *witją",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*weyd-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "see, know"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see, know”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ofs",
        "2": "wit"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Frisian wit",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "wit"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon wit",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "wizzi"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German wizzi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Witz"
      },
      "expansion": "German Witz",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "vit"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse vit",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "vett"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish vett",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *witi, from Proto-Germanic *witją, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see, know”).\nCognate with Old Frisian wit, Old Saxon wit, Old High German wizzi (whence German Witz), Old Norse vit (whence Swedish vett). Compare witan.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "witt",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-n",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "witt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "witt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "witt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "witt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wittes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "witta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "witte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wittum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "nominative plural",
        "4": "witt",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "g": "n",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "witt n (nominative plural witt)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "witt"
      },
      "expansion": "witt n (nominative plural witt)",
      "name": "ang-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "witt"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-a-n"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "witt",
        "2": "witt",
        "3": "witt",
        "4": "witt",
        "5": "wittes",
        "6": "witta",
        "7": "witte",
        "8": "wittum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old English lemmas",
        "Old English neuter a-stem nouns",
        "Old English neuter nouns",
        "Old English nouns",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mind, understanding, sense, sanity"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mind",
          "mind"
        ],
        [
          "understanding",
          "understanding"
        ],
        [
          "sense",
          "sense"
        ],
        [
          "sanity",
          "sanity"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/witt/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wit]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "witt"
}

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