wot
v. C2 Proficiency UK //wˈɒt// wot
v. to know something. This is a very old word that you will mostly see in old books or poems.
v. to know or be aware of. The present tense of the archaic verb 'wit', used primarily in the first and third person singular.
God wot that I have tried my best.
The old knight spoke of secrets that no man else did wot of in those days.
In the dusty pages of the chronicle, the monk wrote of a king who, as all men wot, ruled with a heavy hand and a cold heart.
From Middle English woten, from Old English weotan. An extension of the present-tense form of wit (verb) to apply to all forms.
From wit, in return from Old English witan.
Representing pronunciation.
Usage
Archaic form; typically used in the phrase 'God wot' or in literary imitations of Middle English.