wisen

See also: wizen

English

Etymology

From wise +‎ -en.

Verb

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

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

Anagrams

• Wenis, Wiens, Wines, sewin, sinew, swein, swine, wenis, wines

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwiːzən/

Verb

wisen

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

Inflection

Weak
Infinitive	wisen
3rd sg. past	—
3rd pl. past	—
Past participle	—
Infinitive	wisen
In genitive	wisens
In dative	wisene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	wise	—
2nd singular	wijs, wises	—
3rd singular	wijst, wiset	—
1st plural	wisen	—
2nd plural	wijst, wiset	—
3rd plural	wisen	—
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	wise	—
2nd singular	wijs, wises	—
3rd singular	wise	—
1st plural	wisen	—
2nd plural	wijst, wiset	—
3rd plural	wisen	—
Imperative	Present
Singular	wijs, wise
Plural	wijst, wiset
	Present	Past
Participle	wisende	—

Descendants

• Dutch: wijzen
• Limburgish: wieze

Further reading

• “wisen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “wisen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

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Old High German

Etymology

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

Verb

wīsen

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of wīsen (weak class 1)

infinitive	wīsen
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	wīsu	wīsta
2nd person singular	wīsis, wīsist	wīstōs, wīstōst
3rd person singular	wīsit	wīsta
1st person plural	wīsem, wīsemēs	wīstum, wīstumēs
2nd person plural	wīset	wīstut
3rd person plural	wīsent	wīstun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	wīse	wīsti
2nd person singular	wīsēs, wīsēst	wīstīs, wīstīst
3rd person singular	wīse	wīsti
1st person plural	wīsēm, wīsēn, wīsemēs	wīstīm, wīstīn, wīstīmēs
2nd person plural	wīsēt	wīstīt
3rd person plural	wīsēn	wīstīn
imperative	present
singular	wīsi
plural	wīset
participle	present	past
	wīsenti	giwīst

Derived terms

• darawīsen
• daragiwīsen
• firwīsen
• follawīsen
• framgiwīsen
• giwīsen
• ūzwīsen
• zisamanewīsen

Descendants

• Middle High German: wīsen
  • German: weisen
  • Luxembourgish: weisen
  • Yiddish: ווײַזן (vayzn)