wis
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
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[edit]
wis (comparative more wis, superlative most wis)
- (rare, obsolete or dialectal) Certainly, surely
- 1884, Charlotte Mary Yonge, The armourer's prentices:
- So I wis would the Dragon under him [...]
- 1884, Charlotte Mary Yonge, The armourer's prentices:
- (rare, obsolete or dialectal) Really, truly
- (rare, obsolete or dialectal) Indeed
- "As wis God helpe me." --Chaucer.
Adjective[edit]
wis (comparative more wis, superlative most wis)
- (rare, obsolete or dialectal) Certain
- (rare, obsolete or dialectal) Sure
- He was wis on his word
- I am wis that it will happen
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
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 are only indirectly related to this one.
Verb[edit]
wis (third-person singular simple present wis, present participle -, simple past -, past participle wist or wissed)
- (obsolete or archaic) To know.
- (obsolete or archaic) To think, suppose.
- "Howe'er you wis." --R. Browning.
- (obsolete or archaic) To imagine, ween; to deem.
- Nor do I know how long it is (For I have lain entranced, I wis). --Coleridge.
Anagrams[edit]
Afrikaans[edit]
Verb[edit]
wis
Chuukese[edit]
Noun[edit]
wis
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Adjective[edit]
wis (not comparable)
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of wis | ||||
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uninflected | wis | |||
inflected | wisse | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | wis | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | wisse | ||
n. sing. | wis | |||
plural | wisse | |||
definite | wisse | |||
partitive | wis |
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
wis f, m (plural wissen, diminutive wisje n)
Etymology 3[edit]
Verb[edit]
wis
Gothic[edit]
Romanization[edit]
wis
- Romanization of 𐍅𐌹𐍃
Javanese[edit]
Javanese register set |
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ꦏꦮꦶ (kawi): sampun |
ꦏꦿꦩꦲꦶꦁꦒꦶꦭ꧀ (krama inggil): pun |
ꦏꦿꦩꦲꦤ꧀ꦝꦥ꧀ (krama andhap): wis |
Adverb[edit]
wis (Javanese script ꦮꦶꦱ꧀)
Old Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
wīs
Declension[edit]
Strong declension | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
nominative | wīs | wīse | wīs | wīse | wīs | wīsu |
accusative | wīsan | wīse | wīs | wīse | wīsa | wīsu |
genitive | wīsis | wīsro | wīsis | wīsro | wīsro | wīsrō |
dative | wīson | wīson | wīson | wīson | wīsro | wīson |
Weak declension | ||||||
masculine | neuter | feminine | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
nominative | wīso | wīsu | wīsa | wīsu | wīsa | wīsu |
accusative | wīsin | wīsin | wīsa | wīsin | wīsin | wīsin |
genitive | wīsin | wīsno | wīsin | wīsno | wīsin | wīsno |
dative | wīsin | wīson | wīsin | wīson | wīsin | wīson |
Descendants[edit]
Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Adjective[edit]
wīs
Declension[edit]
Weak | Strong | ||||||||||||
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case | singular | plural | case | singular | plural | ||||||||
m | n | f | m | n | f | m | n | f | |||||
nominative | wīsa | wīse | wīse | wīsan | nom. | wīs | wīse | wīs | wīsa, -e | ||||
accusative | wīsan | wīse | wīsan | acc. | wīsne | wīs | wīse | wīse | wīs | wīsa, -e | |||
genitive | wīsan | wīsra, wīsena | gen. | wīses | wīses | wīsre | wīsra | ||||||
dative | wīsan | wīsum | dat. | wīsum | wīsum | wīsre | wīsum | ||||||
instrumental | wīse |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Old High German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
wīs
Descendants[edit]
Old Saxon[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
wīs
Declension[edit]
Strong declension | ||||||
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gender | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
nominative | wīs | wīse | wīs | wīsu | wīs | wīse |
accusative | wīsana | wīse | wīsa | wīsu | wīs | wīse |
genitive | wīses | wīsarō | wīsaro | wīsarō | wīses | wīsarō |
dative | wīsumu | wīsum | wīsaro | wīsum | wīsumu | wīsum |
Weak declension | ||||||
gender | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
nominative | wīso | wīsu | wīsa | wīsu | wīsa | wīsu |
accusative | wīsun | wīsun | wīsun | wīsun | wīsa | wīsun |
genitive | wīsun | wīsonō | wīsun | wīsonō | wīsun | wīsonō |
dative | wīsun | wīsum | wīsun | wīsum | wīsun | wīsum |
Descendants[edit]
- Middle Low German: wīs
Scots[edit]
Verb[edit]
wis
- simple past tense of be
Usage notes[edit]
Use wis with singular pronouns & plural nouns, otherwise use wis, war or wir with plural pronouns.
See also[edit]
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- Old Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
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