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Wittering. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1928, rev. 2024. Wittering vbl. sb. Sc. and north. Also 4 wit(e)ring, -iring, Sc. vittering, -yng. [f. prec. + -ING1.] Information, cognizance; mod. dial. a sign, token (cf. WITTER sb.1 1), a hint.

1 a. 1300.  Cursor M., 21583. Þat godd suld send hir witering [Gött. witring] sun, Quat he o þat cros wald ha don.

2 1375.  Barbour, Bruce, V. 342. Iames of Douglas of thare cummyng … had vittering.

3 c. 1425.  Wyntoun, Cron., I. 411. Noe first send furþ þe rawin Till get wittering and knawlege Gif þat þe flud begouth to suage.

4 1513.  Douglas, Æneis, IV. iv. 79. And of thair cupling wittering schew the air.

5 17[?].  Broomfield Hill, viii. in Child, Ballads, I. 394. That was to be wittering true That maiden she had gane.

6 1781.  J. Hutton, Tour to Caves (E.D.S.), Wittering, an hint.

7 1828.  Craven Gloss., Wittering, a hint, a secret report.

8 1876.  Mid-Yorks. Gloss., s.v., I got a wittering o’ ’t from him.

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