Witter

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈwɪt.É™(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -ɪtÉ™(r)

From Middle English witter, witer, of origin, from Old Norse vitr ("wise, knowing"), from Proto-Germanic *witraz ("knowing"), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ("to know"). Cognate with Icelandic vitur ("wise"). More at wit, wis.

Full definition of witter

Adjective

1. (obsolete or dialectal) knowing, certain, sure, wis.

From Middle English witteren, witeren, of origin, from Old Norse vitra ("to make wise, make sure"), from Proto-Germanic *witrōną ("to make wise"), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ("to know"). Cognate with Icelandic vitra ("to make wise, make certain"), Icelandic vitur ("wise"). More at wit, wis.

Verb

1. (intransitive, intransitive, obsolete or dialectal) to make sure, inform, or declare.
2. (intransitive) to speak at length on a trivial subject.She got home and started wittering about some religious cult she’d just heard about.----