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- verb archaic Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
wot .
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Examples
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Then quoth the young man, “O Wazir, this is an old man in his dotage who wotteth not whatso he saith ever, and I am he who murdered her, so do thou avenge her on me!”
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But I have lain under as many of my kind as I please, and this wretched Jinni wotteth not that Des tiny may not be averted nor hindered by aught, and that whatso woman willeth the same she fulfilleth however man nilleth.
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And he made answer, saying, Know that I have a friend, who hath many a time bidden me to his house in thine absence and hath ever hospitably entreated me, and I owe him a thousand kindnesses, as my brother here wotteth.
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Al – Hijaz and none wotteth what is become of them.
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The Prophet cut all disputes short by saying, “Beyond Adnan none save Allah wotteth and the genealogists lie.”
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The immutable ordinances are four; to wit, night and day and sun and moon, the which build up life and hope; nor any son of Adam wotteth if they will be destroyed on the Day of Judgment.
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Then said she, “An thou wilt have it so, O our lord, it will be privier and better in my place than in thine, for here are slave-girls and eunuchs and goers-in and comers-out, and indeed I am a woman who wotteth naught of this fashion; but need compelleth.”
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And Allah alone wotteth the truth. 4 But not less excellent than this tale is the History of
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Replied Gharib, Kafir hound! soon shalt thou see against whom the wheels of fate shall revolve and who shall be overthrown by the wrath of the Almighty King, Who wotteth what is in hearts and Who shall leave thee in Gehenna tormented and confounded!
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“Go out in this guise and fear not for me who wotteth right well what thing is in my hand for the Caliph.”
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