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Definitions and meaning of wis

wis

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /waɪs/
  • Rhymes: -aɪs

Alternative forms

  • wiss, ywis, iwis

Etymology 1

From Middle English wis (“certain, sure”), from an aphetic form of Middle English iwis, ywis (“certain, sure”) (from Old English ġewiss (“certain, sure”)), or of North Germanic origin, akin to Icelandic viss (“certain”). Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *gawissaz. More at iwis.

Adverb

wis (comparative more wis, superlative most wis)

  1. (rare, obsolete or dialectal) Certainly, surely.
  2. (rare, obsolete or dialectal) Really, truly.
  3. (rare, obsolete or dialectal) Indeed.

Adjective

wis (comparative more wis, superlative most wis)

  1. (rare, obsolete or dialectal) Certain.
  2. (rare, obsolete or dialectal) Sure.

Derived terms

  • wisly

Etymology 2

From an incorrect division, mistaking iwis (“certain”) for I wis (“I know”). See ywis for more information. The German verb wissen appears similar, but in fact corresponds etymologically to the English verb wit; both of those verbs ultimately descend from the same Proto-Indo-European root as this one.

Verb

wis (third-person singular simple present wis, no present participle, no simple past, past participle wist or wissed)

  1. (obsolete or archaic) To know.
    • 1596-97, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act II, Scene ix[1]:
      "The fire seven times tried this:
      Seven times tried that judgement is,
      That did never choose amiss.
      Some there be that shadows kiss:
      Such have but a shadow's bliss.
      There be fools alive, I wis,
      Silver'd o'er; and so was this.
      I will ever be your head:
      So be gone: you are sped."
  2. (obsolete or archaic) To think, suppose.
    • 1850, Robert Browning, Easter Day
    Howe'er you wis.
  3. (obsolete or archaic) To imagine, ween; to deem.
    • 1797-1816, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Christabel
    Nor do I know how long it is (For I have lain entranced, I wis).

Anagrams

  • WSI

Afrikaans

Verb

wis

  1. preterite of weet; knew

Chuukese

Noun

wis

  1. duty, responsibility

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋɪs/
  • Rhymes: -ɪs

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *wissaz, past participle of *witaną. See gewis.

Adjective

wis (not comparable)

  1. sure, certain
    een wisse dood — a certain death
Inflection

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch wisch, from Old Dutch *wisk, from Proto-Germanic *wiskaz (“bundle of straw, hay”).

Noun

wis f or m (plural wissen, diminutive wisje n)

  1. twig
  2. bundle, bunch
  3. short for wisdoek (dishcloth)

Etymology 3

Verb

wis

  1. first-person singular present indicative of wissen
  2. imperative of wissen

Gothic

Romanization

wis

  1. Romanization of 𐍅𐌹𐍃

Javanese

Adverb

wis

  1. already

Kabyle

Particle

wis (feminine tis)

  1. -th, forms ordinal numerals by preceding a cardinal numeral
    ‎wis (“-th”) + ‎kraḍ (“three”) → ‎wis kraḍ (“third”)
    ‎wis (“-th”) + ‎xemsa (“five”) → ‎wis xemsa (“fifth”)

Usage notes

  • The particle agrees in gender with its associated noun. If this noun is feminine, the particle has a feminine form tis.
  • The particle may be used before both native Kabyle numerals and Arabic-derived numerals.
  • The particle is not used before yiwen (“one”). The adjective amezwaru (“first”) is used instead of such an ordinal.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see, to know”).

Adjective

wīs

  1. wise

Inflection


Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: wijs

Further reading

  • “wīs”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weydstos (“knowledgeable”), an extension of *weyd- (“to see, to know”). Akin to Old High German wīs and Old Norse víss.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wiːs/

Adjective

wīs

  1. wise

Declension

Derived terms

  • andwīs
  • stæfwīs
  • unwīs
  • wīslīċe
  • wīsnes

Descendants

  • Middle English: wis, wys
    • Scots: wis, wise
    • English: wise
      • ⇒ English: wizard

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weydstos (“knowledgeable”), an extension of *weyd- (“to see, to know”). Akin to Old English wīs and Old Norse víss.

Adjective

wīs

  1. wise

Derived terms

  • wīso

Descendants

  • Middle High German: wīse
    • German: weise
  • ⇒ Old High German: wīsi

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weydstos (“knowledgeable”), an extension of *weyd- (“to see, to know”). Akin to Old English wīs, Old High German wīs and Old Norse víss.

Adjective

wīs

  1. wise

Declension


Descendants

  • Middle Low German: wīs
    • Low German:
      • German Low German: wies
      • Westphalian:
        Ravensbergisch-Lippisch: wuise, wuis
        Sauerländisch: weyse, wüse, wīse, wuise
        Westmünsterländisch: wiese
    • Plautdietsch: weis

Scots

Etymology

Compare West Frisian wie.

Verb

wis

  1. simple past tense of be

Usage notes

Wis is used with singular pronouns and plural nouns, and wis, war or wir are used with plural pronouns.

See also

  • wir

West Frisian

Etymology

See witte (“to know, be sure”). Related to English wis.

Adjective

wis

  1. certain, sure
  2. true
  3. safe, trustworthy

Inflection

Derived terms

  • jawis

Further reading

  • “wis (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Source: wiktionary.org
  • (Scots) the devil, a hobgoblin, anything frightening.
    (source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)