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The verb wit belongs to special class of verbs in Germanic that while preterit in form are present in meaning. Thus no 3PS in -s (The others survive mainly as auxiliary / modal verbs in English.) I think what's going on here is that there is another verb wot, same meaning, which though dervived from wit is not a preterit-present verb, and therefore declined as normal verbs are in English. It's all pretty complicated, and wot tends to be dialectal in the north of England and Scotland.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted wot a question wwh 01/18/04 01:20 AM Re: wit an answer Wordwind 01/19/04 11:35 AM Re: wit an answer wwh 01/19/04 06:33 PM Re: wit an answer Wordwind 01/19/04 07:15 PM Re: wot a question Faldage 01/19/04 11:42 AM Re: wot a question jheem 01/19/04 06:26 PM
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