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What's The Definition Of Wis?Synonyms | Synonyms for Wis: Related Terms | Find terms related to Wis: See Also | Wis In Webster's Dictionary \Wis\, adv. [Aphetic form of iwis, ywis; or fr. Icel. viss
certain. See {Ywis}.]
Certainly; really; indeed. [Obs.] ``As wis God helpe me.''
--Chaucer.
\Wis\, v. t. [Due to mistaking OE. iwis certain, AS. gewiss, for I wis. See {Ywis}.] To think; to suppose; to imagine; -- used chiefly in the first person sing. present tense, I wis. See the Note under {Ywis}. [Obs. or Poetic] ``Howe'er you wis.'' --R. Browning. Nor do I know how long it is (For I have lain entranced, I wis). --Coleridge. |
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