Pronunciation : Wis
Part of Speech : adv.
Etymology : [Aphetic form of iwis, ywis; or fr. Icel. viss certain. See Ywis.]
Definition : Defn: Certainly; really; indeed. [Obs.] "As wis God helpe me." Chaucer.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Wis
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Due to mistaking OE. iwis certain, AS. gewiss, for I wis. See Ywis.]
Definition : Defn: 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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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913