witter
Knowing, certain, sure, wisKnowing, certain, sure, wis.
» Thanks for listening to me wittering on.
Danke, dass du dir mein Gefasel bis zu Ende angehört hast! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 senses(dialectal, obsolete)Knowing, certain, sure, wis.
Examples
2 sentencesThanks for listening to me wittering on.
deDanke, dass du dir mein Gefasel bis zu Ende angehört hast! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He won't stop wittering on.
ruОн болтает без умолку. — odexed
Origin
From Middle English witter, witer, of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse vitr (“wise, kFrom 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.
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Forms
more witter, most witter| Comparative | more witter Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most witter Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.