"I wis" meaning in All languages combined

See I wis on Wiktionary

Adverb [English]

Forms: more I wis [comparative], most I wis [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adv}} I wis (comparative more I wis, superlative most I wis)
  1. assuredly, truly, indeed
    Sense id: en-I_wis-en-adv-7znOT0Bu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Adverb [Scots]

Forms: mair I wis [comparative], maist I wis [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English iwis, from Old English ġewiss (“certainly, indeed”). More at wis. Etymology templates: {{der|sco|enm|iwis}} Middle English iwis, {{der|sco|ang|ġewiss||certainly, indeed}} Old English ġewiss (“certainly, indeed”) Head templates: {{head|sco|adverb|comparative|mair I wis|||||superlative|maist I wis||||}} I wis (comparative mair I wis, superlative maist I wis), {{sco-adv}} I wis (comparative mair I wis, superlative maist I wis)
  1. certainly, assuredly, indeed, truly Synonyms: I wise, wys, wyse, vis, vish, wish, i wis, iwis
    Sense id: en-I_wis-sco-adv-qqTAg0ba Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header
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