wyte

wyte [wahyt]Chiefly Scot. Examples verb, wyt·ed, wyt·ing, noun

1. wite1.

wite 1or wyte [wahyt] noun

1. (in Anglo-Saxon law)
   1. a fine imposed by a king or lord on a subject who committed a serious crime.
   2. a fee demanded for granting a special privilege.
2. Chiefly Scot. responsibility for a crime, fault, or misfortune; blame.

verb (used with object), wit·ed, wit·ing.

3. Chiefly Scot. to blame for; declare guilty of.

Origin of wite 1 before 900; (noun) Middle English, Old English wīte penalty; cognate with Old High German wīzi, Old Norse vīti; (v.) Middle English witen, Old English wītan to blame Examples from the Web for wyte Historical Examples of wyte

Ye haena sae muckle to be ashamet o’ as I hae, sir: it was a’ my wyte!

Salted With Fire

George MacDonald

The laidy ‘as came, Miss Gloria, and she sent me to tell you to wyte ‘ere for ‘er a minute.

The Christian

Hall Caine

My niece will wyte on people of doubtful conduck over my dead corpse.

The Dust Flower

Basil King

Gin he dinna something o’ ye yet, it’ll be your wyte, no his, I’m thinkin’.’

Robert Falconer

George MacDonald

I wadna like to wyte an innocent neighbour wi’ violence—No answer?

The Black Dwarf

Sir Walter Scott