Wite

Wite , transitive verb

[Anglo-Saxon wītan; akin to Dutch wijten, German verweisen, Icelandic vīta to mulct, and English wit; compare Anglo-Saxon wītan to see, Latin animadvertere to observe, to punish. {not transcribed}. See Wit, v.]

To reproach; to blame; to censure; also, to impute as blame. [Obsolete or Scottish] — Spenser

Though that I be jealous, wite me not. — Chaucer

There if that I misspeak or say, Wite it the ale of Southwark, I you pray. — Chaucer

Wite , noun

[Anglo-Saxon wīte punishment. {not transcribed}. See Wite, v.]

Blame; reproach. [Obsolete or Scottish] — Chaucer