˜yĐÄvlog

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wot

[ wot ]

verb

Archaic.
  1. first and third person singular present tense of wit 2.


wot

/ ·ÉɒłÙ /

verb

  1. archaic.
    used withI, she, he, it, or a singular noun a form of the present tense (indicative mood) of wit 2
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yĐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of wot1

Middle English woot, Old English ·ÉÄćłÙ; cognate with German weiss, Old Norse veit, Gothic wait, Greek ŽÇĂź»ćČč, I have seen, I know, Sanskrit veda; wit 2
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Example Sentences

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Or to quote one of its most memorable headlines, was it The Sun Wot Won It?

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After Thatcher’s Conservative successor John Major unexpectedly triumphed in the 1992 election, the tabloid boasted: “It’s the Sun wot won it.”

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“We want to bury him like he’s a ‘wot,’ like a ‘tomier,’ ” Salazar said, “which are two of the words for chief or leader” in the Chumash and Tataviam languages, respectively.

From

“He’s no slouch at dog-breakin’, that’s wot I say,” one of the men on the wall cried enthusiastically.

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“Wot I say?” the dog-driver cried to Perrault.

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