n.
Pronunciation: ' wit
Function: verb
Inflected Form: wist \ ' wist \ ; wit · ting present 1st & 3d singular wot \ ' wät \
Etymology: Middle English witen (1st & 3d singular present wot, past wiste ), from Old English witan (1st & 3d singular present w ā t, past wisse, wiste ); akin to Old High German wizzan to know, Latin vid ē re to see, Greek eidenai to know, idein to see
Date: before 12th century
1 archaic : KNOW
2 archaic : to come to know : LEARN