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mote

2[moht]
–verb, past moste [mohst] . Archaic.
may or might.

Origin:
bef. 900; ME mot(e), OE mōt; c. G muss. See must 1

moit

[moit]
–noun
1. a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
–verb (used with object)
2. to remove moits from (wool).
Also, mote.


Origin:
1860–65; orig. sp. var. (N England) of mote 1 , with silent -i-, which served only to mark the o long; but by sp. pron. -oi- now has its usual value
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mote 
"particle of dust," O.E. mot, of unknown origin; perhaps related to Du. mot "dust from turf, sawdust, grit." Many references are to Matt. vii.3.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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