Definitions for wytes

wytes wyte

Spelling: [wahyt]
IPA: /waɪt/

Wytes is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 46 anagrams from letters in wytes (estwy).

Definitions for wytes

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 wytes

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 wytes

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Word Value for wytes
Scrable

10

Words with friends

9

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