a'''1796, Robert Burns, "Bonie Jean: A Ballad", in Poems and Songs, P.F. Collier & Son (1909–14), Bartleby.com (2001), http://www.bartleby.com/6/419.html,
And lang ere witless Jeanie wist, / Her heart was tint, her peace was stown!
verb
(nonstandard, pseudo-archaic) To know, be aware of.