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wisen

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English

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Etymology

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    From wise + -en.

    Verb

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    wisen (third-person singular simple present wisens, present participle wisening, simple past and past participle wisened)

    1. (intransitive) To become wise or wiser.
    2. (transitive) To make wise or wiser.
      • 2016, Danny Barker, Alyn Shipton, A Life in Jazz, page 92:
        Joe laughed, saying, “Boy, I got to talk to you and wisen you up. []

    Usage notes

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    Usually followed by up: "The ignorant always wisen up." -Charles Neal.

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    Middle Dutch

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    Etymology

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    From Old Dutch wīsen, from Proto-West Germanic *wīsijan, from Proto-Germanic *wīsijaną.

    Pronunciation

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    Verb

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    wisen

    1. to point out, to indicate
    2. to lead
    3. to teach
    4. to assign
    5. to determine

    Inflection

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    Conjugation of wisen (weak)
    infinitive base form wisen
    genitive wisens
    dative wisene
    indicative subjunctive
    present past present past
    1st person singular wise wise
    2nd person singular wijs, wises wijs, wises
    3rd person singular wijst, wiset wise
    1st person plural wisen wisen
    2nd person plural wijst, wiset wijst, wiset
    3rd person plural wisen wisen
    imperative
    singular wijs, wise
    plural wijst, wiset
    present past
    participle wisende

    Descendants

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    • Dutch: wijzen
    • Limburgish: wieze

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    Middle English

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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    Inherited from Old English wīsian, from Proto-West Germanic *wīsōn, from Proto-Germanic *wīsōną; by surface analysis, wise (way) +‎ -en (infinitive suffix).

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    Verb

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    wisen (third-person singular simple present wiseth, present participle wisende, wisynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle wised) (especially Northern)

    1. (transitive) To direct or send:
      1. To reveal or point out (a path).
      2. To guide or lead through (a path).
      3. (rare) To move or travel.
    2. (transitive) To rule or manage.
    3. (transitive) To advise; to provide with advice.
    4. (transitive, rare) To appear or emerge.

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    Middle High German

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    Etymology 1

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    From Proto-Germanic *wīsijaną.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈwiːs̠ən/

    Verb

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    wīsen (class 2 weak or class 1 weak, third-person singular present wīset, past tense wīste or wīsete, past participle gewīset or gewīst, auxiliary hān)

    1. (transitive) to teach
      [with accusative ‘someone’] [with accusative ‘something’; or with genitive ‘something’]
      [with accusative ‘someone’] [with an (+ accusative) ‘something’; or with über (+ accusative) ‘something’]
      [with accusative ‘someone’] [with accusative ‘something’] [with an]
    2. (transitive) to indicate, show, to lead, to guide [with accusative ‘someone’]
    3. (transitive) to show [with accusative ‘someone’] [with accusative ‘something’; or with genitive ‘something’]
    4. (transitive) to show [with dative ‘someone’] [with accusative ‘something’]
    5. (transitive) to reveal, to announce [with accusative ‘something’]
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    Notes on Conjugation

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    • Two forms exist which suggest conflation with the conjugation of verbs in Strong Class I.

    Etymology 2

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    Unclear, but likely from Proto-Germanic *wīsōną.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈwiːs̠ən/

    Verb

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    wīsen (class 2 weak, third-person singular present wīset, past tense wīste, past participle gewīset, auxiliary hān)

    1. (transitive) to take care of, to care for, to take on, to check on, to look after, to see to [with genitive ‘someone or something’]
    2. (transitive) to seek [with accusative ‘someone or something’]
    3. (transitive) to give [with dative ‘someone’] a gift typically at festivals or occasions; for instance, a gift for a bride
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    Old High German

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    Etymology

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    From Proto-West Germanic *wīsijan, from Proto-Germanic *wīsijaną (to make wise).

    Verb

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    wīsen

    1. to indicate, show
    2. to lead, bring
    3. to call
    4. to invite

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