Humor vs Witter - What's the difference?
humor | witter |
* 1763 , (Antoine-Simon Le Page du Pratz), History of Louisisana (PG), p. 40
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, title=(The Celebrity), chapter=8
, passage=The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again; for, even after she had conquered her love for the Celebrity, the mortification of having been jilted by him remained.}}
(intransitive, intransitive, obsolete, or, dialectal) to make sure, inform, or declare.
to speak at length on a trivial subject.
As a noun humor
is mood, temper.As an adjective witter is
(obsolete|or|dialectal) knowing, certain, sure, wis.As a verb witter is
(intransitive|intransitive|obsolete|or|dialectal) to make sure, inform, or declare.humor
English
Noun
(en noun)- For some days a fistula lacrymalis had come into my left eye, which discharged an humour , when pressed, that portended danger.
Verb
(en verb)- I know you don't believe my story, but humor me for a minute and imagine it to be true.
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English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) witter, witer, of (etyl) origin, from (etyl) . More at (l), (l).Etymology 2
From (etyl) witteren, witeren, of (etyl) origin, from (etyl) . More at (l), (l).Verb
(en verb)- She got home and started wittering about some religious cult she’d just heard about.