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Vinony

witter

verb

  1. drone on about something trivial
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈwɪtə(ɹ)/ / /ˈwɪtɚ/ / [ˈwɪɾɚ]

adj

Etymology: From Middle English witter, witer, of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse vitr (“wise, knowing”), from Proto-Germanic *witraz (“knowing”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know”). Cognate with Icelandic vitur (“wise”). More at wit, wis.

  1. knowing, certain, sure, wis.

name

Etymology: From Middle English Witere, Wytere, Whittere, Whytere (surname), from Middle English whitere (“a bleacher, caulker, whitewasher”), equivalent to white + -er.

  1. A surname.

verb

Etymology: From Middle English witteren, witeren, of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse vitra (“to make wise, make sure”), from Proto-Germanic *witrōną (“to make wise”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know”). Cognate with Icelandic vitra (“to make wise, make certain”), Icelandic vitur (“wise”). More at wit, wis.

  1. to make sure, inform, or declare.