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# wot

verb, present tense of wit (with I)

«wot» in the English dictionary: Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Early Modern English

### Meaning

I know; I am aware. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/W/wot/#m1)

### Then and now

No longer used; today we say "I know". "God wot" is an old phrase meaning "God knows".

### Examples

- He replied: “Dear uncle, heavy news, God wot!” (English Fairy Tales) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/W/wot/#x1)
- "Silly maiden, thy words make a lot Of a very small matter; For fear of my valour, I wot, His armour will clatter. (Indian Fairy Tales) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/W/wot/#x2)

### Note

Today: know.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «wot» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/W/wot/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«wot» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/wot.html) on Mova free.