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English
Noun
witte (plural wittes)
- (obsolete) spelling of wit
Verb
witte
- (obsolete) spelling of wit
Dutch
Pronunciation
Adjective
witte
- inflection of wit:
- masculine/feminine singular attributive
- definite neuter singular attributive
- plural attributive
Verb
witte
- inflection of witten:
- singular past indicative
- (dated or formal) singular past/present subjunctive
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian wita, from Proto-West Germanic *witan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
witte
- to know (a fact, etc.)
Inflection
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Further reading
- “witte”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011