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wita, weak masculine. wise man; counselor; (Roman) senator.

These spellings occur in the Old English Aerobics texts:

 singularplural
nominativewita witan wiotan
accusative
genitivewitan wiotona
dative
instrumental

This word occurs 9 times in the Old English Aerobics Anthology. To see a list of occurrences of wita in a text, click a title below. Click a line- or sentence-number to see the word in context.

Alfred the Great's Preface

  • [20] wiotona. wise men's.
  • [3] wiotan. wise men.

Boethius on Fame

  • [75] wita. wise man.

Cynewulf and Cyneheard

  • [1] wiotan. counselors.

Martyrdom of Ælfheah

  • [1] witan. counselors.
  • [12] witan. counselors.

Wanderer

  • 65 Wita. wise man.

Exercises and sample sentences

  • witan. counselor's.
  • witan. counselors.