wittol
English
/ˈwɪtəl/
noun
Definitions
- (archaic) A man who knows and tolerates his wife's infidelity with another man or men; a cuckold.
- (UK) A bird, the wheatear.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English witewold compound from English wit (understanding, know, a clever man, knowledge) + English cuckold.
Origin
English
cuckold
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- afterwit English
- bewit English
- cuckold English
- cuckold-maker English
- cuckoldee English
- cuckolder English
- cuckoldize English
- cuckoldly English
- cuckoldom English
- cuckoldress English
- cuckoldry English
- cuckoldy English
- dickwit English
- dimwit English
- dullwit English
- forewit English
- fuckwit English
- inwit English
- lackwit English
- nitwit English
- numbwit English
- outwit English
- overwit English
- puzzlewit English
- quick-witted English
- shitwit English
- thickwit English
- underwit English
- unwit English
- wantwit English
- wit English
- witcraft English
- witful English
- witless English
- witling English
- witness English
- witsome English
- witted English
- witteth English
- wittolly English
- witty English
- witwanton English
- witworm English
- witzig German
- cokolde Middle English
- wit Middle English
- witewold Middle English
- wit
- inwit
- unwit
- bewit
- witty
- nitwit
- witful
- outwit
- dimwit
- witted
- dickwit
- witworm
- lackwit
- dullwit
- forewit
- fuckwit
- shitwit
- cuckold
- witling
- witsome
- wantwit
- witless
- witteth
- overwit
- numbwit
- witness
- cuckoldy
- thickwit
- underwit
- afterwit
- witcraft
- wittolly
- cuckoldry
- witwanton
- cuckoldee
- cuckoldly
- cuckoldom
- cuckolder
- puzzlewit
- cuckoldize
- cuckoldress
- quick-witted
- cuckold-maker