wite /waɪt/verb 4noun 2forms 3 verb4 •(Scotland) To regard (someone) as guilty; to accuse; to blame; to fault.[H]e gan fovvly vvyte / His vvicked fortune, that had turnd aslope, / And cursed night, that rest from him so goodly scope. — 1590 •(Scotland) To censure (someone); to mulct; to reproach.[U]niustly thou doest vvyte them all, / For that vvhich thou mislikedst in a fevv. — 1595 •(Scotland) To guard (something); to keep; to observe, preserve, or protect. •(literary) To go; go away; depart; perish; vanish. noun2 •(Scotland) Blame; responsibility; guilt.Nor I will not suffer mine indignation so to witwanton with fair justice as persuade me to put the wite on Witchland. — 1922 •(Scotland) Punishment; penalty; fine; bote; mulct. formswited · witing · wites
