English Explanatory Dictionary

witan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The Anglo-Saxon national council or witenagemot.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɪtən/

Word forms

witan witans

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old English witan, plural of wita (“wise man”).

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