wont, wonte

i. & t. [WONT, a.] A. Intransitive: 1. To be wont or accustomed; to be used or habituated; to use. "Of me that wonted to rejoice." Surrey: State of his Mind, . *2. To dwell, to reside, to inhabit. "The king's fisher wonts commonly by the water side and nestles in hollow banks."- L ' Estrange. *B. Trans.: To accustom, to habituate, to use. "Those that in youth have wonted themselves to the load of le sins."-Adams: Works, i. 354. wont-ěd, pa.par. & a. [WONT, v. Wonted is a double formation= woned - ed.] A. As pa. par.: (See the verb.) B. As adjective : 1. Customary, or familiar by being frequently done, used, frequented, enjoined, experienced, or the like; habitual, usual. "Montague spoke with even more than his wonted ability." - Macaulay: Hist. Eng ., ch. xxiv. *2. Accustomed; made or having become familiar by using, frequenting, or the like; used. "She was wonted to the place, and would not remove." -L'Estrange . *wōnt'-ed-ne , s. [Eng. wonted; -ne .] The quality or state of being wonted, accustomed, or habituated. "My judgment bia ed with prejudice or wontedne of opinion."-King Charles: Eikon Basilike. *wōnt'-le , *wont-le e, a . [English wont , s.; -le .] Unaccustomed, unused, unusual. "What wontle fury dost thou now inspire." Spenser: Hymne in Honour of Beautie.