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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of wot.

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Examples

  • When I heard this, I was troubled and perplexed beyond measure of perplexity known to man and wotted not what reply to make him; for, if I denied it, he would put me on my oath, and I should be disgraced in the world to come; whilst, if I told him that I had spent the money, he would make an outcry and dishonour me before men.

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • July 7, 2008 at 2:20 pm i thunkded it wuz teh burns taht wotted taht?

    Lolcats - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008

  • Now Sigmund deemed he wotted that the lad was of no such heart as that he would be fain to have him for his fellow; and when he met his sister,

    The Story of the Volsungs 2008

  • Then the king asks if they wotted where the wealth of the king was bestowed; and then says the bondmaid β€” β€œIt may well be deemed that we know full surely thereof.”

    The Story of the Volsungs 2008

  • He wotted well that Gunnar and his brethren had more wealth than any others might have, and so he falls to the rede of sending men to them, and bidding them to a great feast, and honouring them in diverse wise, and the chief of those messengers was hight Vingi.

    The Story of the Volsungs 2008

  • And truly, as I did look from this place and from that place, it was scarce a thing for wonder that I had not wotted it to be an air vessel; for there were great trees and abundance of earth and living matters upon the topmost side of the ship; so that none could easy perceive it to be aught save a great and desolate rock that did lie upon the other rock.

    The Night Land 2007

  • Moreover, it was sent by no instrument; as I wotted that he did guess; but, as it seemed to me, by the brain-elements of many, calling in unison.

    The Night Land 2007

  • And I saw the thing plain; for there were many fire-holes all about, as you shall have wotted from my telling; and so was there a certain and constant light in that part of the Land.

    The Night Land 2007

  • And lo! the Humpt Men ceased sudden that they heed her; and the three that did be left came very sly unto me, and with slowness and cunning; for they wotted not whether I did be dead, or but a-wait for them.

    The Night Land 2007

  • Forces of the Land wotted that I was out; and mayhaps had come swift unto my Destruction; and so did I contain my spirit and desire, and made to do wisely.

    The Night Land 2007

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