witte

to know (a fact, etc.)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɪtə/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Frisian: wita

In summary

From Old Frisian wita, from Proto-West Germanic *witan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną.

Sentences

Dat liet er my witte op syn eigen wize.

He let me know that in his own way.

In bern moat witte dat it der wêze mei .

A child must know that it is allowed.

Dan witte je wol dat de bân goed west hie.

Then you know that the bond was good.

De bern witte de grinzen dêr't hja binnen bliuwe moatte .

The children know the limits within which they must stay.

Sy is in minske dat neat fan burokrasy witte wol.

She is a person who does not want to know anything about bureaucracy.

Wy soene net witte hoe't wy op dit stuit fierder moatte .

We would not know how to proceed at this time.