Investigate someone thoroughly, especially in order to ensure that they are suitable for a job requiring secrecy, loyalty, or trustworthiness.
Derives from late 14th century Norway where you would investigate and check if a visitor was a vette (a supernatural being or troll) before letting them into your home.
The origin of the word is Proto-Germanic *wihti and is related to the german word "Wicht" and english "wight" and Old Norse ; «vǣt(t)r».
someone stupid, or being or acting stupid, dumb, silly or an idiot but not aware of being so. kinda like a blond moment, not acting like normal people. word commonly used by coloured south africans pronounced: veh - sin