witting

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈwɪtɪŋ/

Etymology 1

Partly from Old Norse vitand, partly from the present participle of wit.

Noun

witting (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) Knowledge, awareness.
   • Late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, ‘The Wife of Bath's Prologue’ ll. 648-9, Canterbury Tales, Oxford 1988, p. 113:

     for his wyf was at a someres game, / Wiþouten his wityng, he forsook hire eke.

Etymology 2

Participle adjective of wit.

Adjective

witting (comparative more witting, superlative most witting)

1. aware, knowledgable

Antonyms

• unwitting

Verb

witting

1. Present participle of wit.