witter
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈwɪt.ə(ɹ)/
- Rhymes: -ɪtə(r)
Etymology 1
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.
Adjective
witter (comparative more witter, superlative most witter)
- (obsolete or dialectal) knowing, certain, sure, wis.
Etymology 2
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.
Verb
witter (third-person singular simple present witters, present participle wittering, simple past and past participle wittered)
- (intransitive) to speak at length on a trivial subject.
- She got home and started wittering about some religious cult she’d just heard about.
- (intransitive, obsolete or dialectal) to make sure, inform, or declare.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɪtər/
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Adjective
witter
- Comparative form of wit; whiter
Elfdalian
Etymology
From Old Norse vetr, from Proto-Germanic *wintruz. Cognate with Swedish vinter.
Noun
witter m
- winter
Inflection
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | witter | wittern | wittrer | witträr |
| accusative | witter | wittern | witter | wittrą |
| dative | witter | wittrem | wittrum | wittrum(e) |
| genitive | wittres * | — | — | — |
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvɪtɐ]
Verb
witter
- First-person singular present of wittern.
- Imperative singular of wittern.
Scots
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈwetər]
Noun
witter (plural witters)
- (South Scots) water