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Definition of Inwit
1. n. Inward sense; mind; understanding; conscience.
Definition of Inwit
1. Noun. (archaic) Inward knowledge or understanding. ¹
2. Noun. (obsolete) Conscience; inward sense of morality. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Inwit
1. inward knowledge [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Inwit
Literary usage of Inwit
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Handy Poetical Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Based on Groschopp's Grein. Edited by Christian Wilhelm Michael Grein (1885)
"sorrow caused by malice or treachery; grief, misfortune. in wit-spell, •.fn tale
of woe, tidings of misfortune. inwit-sta.f, si. m. wickedness, evil, ..."
2. A Handy Dictionary of Anglo-Saxon Poetry Based on Groschopp's Grein by Christian Wilhelm Michael Grein, Friedrich Groschopp, James Albert Harrison, William Malone Baskerville (1886)
"sorrow caused by malice or treachery; grief, misfortune. inwit-spell, st. n.
tale of woe, tidings of misfortune. inwit- ..."
3. English Writers: An Attempt Towards a History of English Literature by Henry Morley, William Hall Griffin (1889)
"... of inwit" was first printed in 1855 from its autograph MS. in the British
Museum (Arundel 57), by the Rev. Joseph Stevenson, to whom Mr. EA Bond, ..."
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