atwite en · VERB
Etymology
PIE word *h₂éd From Middle English atwiten (“to attribute (something) to someone; to blame (something) on someone; to accuse or charge (someone) with something; to speak ill of; to taunt”), from Old English ætwītan (“to blame, reproach; to censure, upbraid; to taunt”), from æt- (prefix meaning ‘at, near; toward’) + wītan (“to accuse; to blame, reproach”) (from Proto-Germanic *wītaną (“to punish; to torment; to know; to see”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see”)). The English word is analysable as at- + wite.
Meanings
- (obsolete, transitive) To blame or reproach (someone); to twit.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| atwiting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| attwite | alternative | lexicographic | |
| atwites | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| atwited | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| atwited | Tense=Past | lexicographic |