forewit.
Timely knowledge; precaution; foresight.
Meaning & usage
Timely knowledge; precaution; foresight.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English forwit, from Old English *forewit, *forewitt (attested in derivative forewitiġ, forewittiġ (“foreknowing”)), equivalent to fore- + wit (“knowledge, understanding”).
To foreknow.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English forwiten, from Old English fōrewitan (“to foreknow”), equivalent to fore- + wit (“to know”).
One who puts himself forward as a leader in matters of taste or criticism.
Where this word comes from
From fore- (“prominent, out in front”) + wit (“a clever man”).
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