Definitions for wyte

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Spelling: [wahyt]
IPA: /waɪt/

Wyte is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 24 anagrams from letters in wyte (etwy).

Definitions for wyte

noun

  1. a fine imposed by a king or lord on a subject who committed a serious crime. a fee demanded for granting a special privilege.
  2. Chiefly Scot. responsibility for a crime, fault, or misfortune; blame.

verb

  1. wite1 .

verb (used with object)

  1. Chiefly Scot. to blame for; declare guilty of.

Origin of wyte

before 900; (noun) Middle English, Old English wīte penalty; cognate with Old High German wīzi, Old Norse vīti; (v.) Middle English witen, Old English wītan to blame

Examples for wyte

Ye haena sae muckle to be ashamet o' as I hae, sir: it was a' my wyte!

And ye are to remember I wad bear the wyte for 't, for naebody but our two sel's should ken the truth.

Of which men schulden gladly herken and enquere with al here herte, to wyte, what is penitence, and whens is cleped penitence?

I wadna like to wyte an innocent neighbour wi' violence—No answer?

The laidy 'as came, Miss Gloria, and she sent me to tell you to wyte 'ere for 'er a minute.

Gin he dinna something o' ye yet, it'll be your wyte, no his, I'm thinkin'.'

My niece will wyte on people of doubtful conduck over my dead corpse.

Next time yer build an 'ouse, daon't forget—it's the foundytions as bears the wyte.

I s' gang doon to Lucky Leary's, and fill mysel' roarin' fou, an' it'll be a' your wyte (blame).'

They're sure to get wind of ye, sure to seek ye, and by my way of it, sure to lay on ye the wyte of this day's accident.

Word Value for wyte
Scrable

10

Words with friends

9

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