witter.
To speak at length on a trivial subject.
Meaning & usage
To speak at length on a trivial subject.
She got home and started wittering about some religious cult she’d just heard about.
knowing, certain, sure, wis.
Where this word comes from
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.
to make sure, inform, or declare.
Where this word comes from
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.
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