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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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Witter, Wytter, -yr(e, Wyt(t)r-, v. [ME witere(n (Layamon), wyter (14th c.), witter (?a1400), ON vitra to reveal.] tr.To inform; tell; warn. —1375 Barb. vii 540.
He suld be hard to wyn giff he Off thar cummyng may wytteryt [C. varnit, 1571 witterit] be a1400 Leg. S. xxvii 322.
The forsad kyng Was wytryt wele of his lyfyng, & that he come of kingis kyne c1420 Wynt. ii 485.
Thai mad … Tyll a goddes thare prayare, Tyll wyttyre [C. wyttyr] thame … How mankynd mycht reformyt be c1420 Wynt. vi 2224.
To cum … On hym or he suld wytryd [C. wyttride, W. witterit] be
