Wit Definition
(Southern American English) Alternative spelling of with.
- At the limit of one's mental resources; utterly at a loss.
- To remain alert or calm, especially in a crisis.
- That is to say; namely.
- at a point where one's mental resources are exhausted; at a loss as to what to do
- to remain mentally alert; function with undiminished acumen, as in an emergency
Origin of Wit
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From Middle English, from Old English witt (“understanding, intellect, sense, knowledge, consciousness, conscience"), from Proto-Germanic *witjÄ… (“knowledge, reason"), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd-, *wid- (“see, know"). Cognate with Dutch weet, German Witz, Danish vid, Swedish vett, Gothic 𐌿𐌽𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌹 (unwiti, “ignorance"), Latin videō (“see"). Compare wise.
From Wiktionary
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From Old English witan, from Proto-Germanic *witanÄ…, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd-, *wid- (“see, know"). Cognate with Dutch weten, German wissen, Swedish veta, and Latin videō (“I see"). Compare guide.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Old English witan weid- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Middle English from Old English weid- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Wiktionary
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