Obs. rare–1. In 3 fitte (2 syll.). [ME. fitte, perh.:—OE. *fitta, of obscure origin; possibly f. OE. fitt, FIT sb.2
It might be supposed to be a subst. use of FIT a., but that word has not been found before the 15th c., and is perhaps a derivative of this.]
An adversary of equal power; one’s ‘match.’
a. 1250. Owl & Night., 781.
| Thou deth mid strengthe and mid witte | |
| That other thing nis non his fitte. |
