forewit
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
See also: fore-wit
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English forwit, from Old English *forewit, *forewitt (attested in derivative forewitiġ, forewittiġ (“foreknowing”)), equivalent to fore- + wit (“knowledge, understanding”).
Noun[edit]
forewit (countable and uncountable, plural forewits)
- Timely knowledge; precaution; foresight.
- One good forewit is worth two afterwits.
Antonyms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Middle English forwiten, from Old English fōrewitan (“to foreknow”), equivalent to fore- + wit (“to know”).
Verb[edit]
forewit (third-person singular simple present forewot, present participle forewitting, simple past and past participle forewist)
- (transitive, obsolete) To foreknow.
Etymology 3[edit]
From fore- (“prominent, out in front”) + wit (“a clever man”).
Noun[edit]
forewit (plural forewits)
Categories:
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms inherited from Old English
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms prefixed with fore-
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English verbs
- English transitive verbs
- English terms with obsolete senses