wis

een wisse dood

wis (adverbial positive predicative)
wisse (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
wis (indefinite neuter positive singular)
wisse (indefinite plural positive)
wisse (definite positive)
wis (partitive positive)

Afrikaans: wis

Derived from Proto-Germanic *wissaz, past participle of *witaną. See gewis.


wis

nl-noun

wis f or m (plural wissen, diminutive wisje n)

wissen (plural)
wisje (diminutive neuter)

Inherited from Middle Dutch wisch, from Old Dutch *wisk, from Proto-Germanic *wiskaz (“bundle of straw, hay”).


wis

first-person singular present indicative

(in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative


wis

So I wis would the Dragon under him […]

1884, Charlotte Mary Yonge, The armourer's prentices:

(rare, obsolete or dialectal) Certainly, surely.

(rare, obsolete or dialectal) Really, truly.

As wis God help me.

c. 1368-1372, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Book of the Duchess:

en-adv

wis (comparative more wis, superlative most wis)

more wis (comparative)
most wis (superlative)

Inherited from Middle English wis (“certain, sure”), from an aphetic form of Middle English iwis, ywis (“certain, sure”) (from Old English ġewiss (“certain, sure”)), or of North Germanic origin, cognate with Icelandic viss (“certain, sure”), Dutch gewis (“certain, sure”), and German gewiss (“certain, sure”). Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *gawissaz. More at iwis.


wis

He was wis on his word.

I am wis that it will happen.


wis

"The fire seven times tried this: / Seven times tried that judgement is, / That did never choose amiss. / Some there be that shadows kiss: / Such have but a shadow's bliss. / There be fools alive, I wis, / Silver'd o'er; and so was this. / I will ever be your head: / So be gone: you are sped."

c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ix]:

Howe'er you wis.

1850, Robert Browning, “(please specify the page)”, in Christmas-Eve and Easter-Day. A Poem, London: Chapman & Hall, […], →OCLC:

(obsolete or archaic) To think, suppose.

And oh, that I should see that star remote / Yet His near Glory miss / Whereto the sun itself and stars do float / As motes, I wis!

1889, Harriet McEwen Kimball, Poems, "In the Garden":

As sure as Heaven shall rescue me, / I have no thought what men they be; / Nor do I know how long it is / (For I have lain in fits, I wis) […]

1797, S[amuel] T[aylor] Coleridge, “Christabel. Part I.”, in Christabel: Kubla Khan, a Vision: The Pains of Sleep, London: […] John Murray, […], by William Bulmer and Co. […], published 1816, →OCLC, page 8:

(obsolete or archaic) To imagine, ween; to deem.

en-verb

wis (third-person singular simple present wis, no present participle, no simple past, past participle wist or wissed)

wis (present singular third-person)
wist (participle past)
wissed (participle past)

From an incorrect division, mistaking iwis (“certain”) for I wis (“I know”). See ywis for more information. The German verb wissen may appear similar, but in fact corresponds etymologically to the English verb wit; both of those verbs ultimately descend from the same Proto-Indo-European root as this one.


wis

wis (“-th”) + kraḍ (“three”) → wis kraḍ (“third”)

wis (“-th”) + xemsa (“five”) → wis xemsa (“fifth”)

-th, forms ordinal numerals by preceding a cardinal numeral


wis

wīs (canonical)
wīs (masculine nominative strong)
wīs (feminine nominative strong)
wīs (neuter nominative strong)
wīsa (nominative plural strong)
wīse (nominative plural strong)
wīsan (accusative masculine strong)
wīsen (accusative masculine strong)
wīsa (accusative feminine strong)
wīs (accusative neuter strong)
wīsa (accusative plural strong)
wīse (accusative plural strong)
wīses (genitive masculine strong)
wīsero (feminine genitive strong)
wīses (genitive neuter strong)
wīsero (genitive plural strong)
wīsin (dative masculine strong)
wīsemo (dative masculine strong)
wīsero (dative feminine strong)
wīsin (dative neuter strong)
wīsemo (dative neuter strong)
wīson (dative plural strong)
wīso (masculine nominative weak)
wīsa (feminine nominative weak)
wīsa (neuter nominative weak)
wīson (nominative plural weak)
wīson (accusative masculine weak)
wīson (accusative feminine weak)
wīsa (accusative neuter weak)
wīson (accusative plural weak)
wīsin (genitive masculine weak)
wīson (feminine genitive weak)
wīsin (genitive neuter weak)
wīsono (genitive plural weak)
wīsin (dative masculine weak)
wīson (dative feminine weak)
wīsin (dative neuter weak)
wīson (dative plural weak)

Middle Dutch: wijs

Dutch: wijs
Negerhollands: wies

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see, to know”).


wis

forþon ne mæġ wearþan wīs · wer, ǣr hē āge
wintra dǣl in woruldrīċe. · Wita sċeal ġeþyldiġ.

thus a man cannot become wise, before he would own
a part of years in world-kingdom. A wise man must be patient.

ang-adj

wīs (comparative wīsra, superlative wīsest)

wīs (canonical)
wīsra (comparative)
wīsest (superlative)
wīs (masculine nominative singular)
wīs (feminine nominative singular)
wīs (neuter nominative singular)
wīsne (accusative masculine singular)
wīse (accusative feminine singular)
wīs (accusative neuter singular)
wīses (genitive masculine singular)
wīsre (feminine genitive singular)
wīses (genitive neuter singular)
wīsum (dative masculine singular)
wīsre (dative feminine singular)
wīsum (dative neuter singular)
wīse (instrumental masculine singular)
wīsre (feminine instrumental singular)
wīse (instrumental neuter singular)
wīse (masculine nominative plural)
wīsa (feminine nominative plural)
wīse (feminine nominative plural)
wīs (neuter nominative plural)
wīse (accusative masculine plural)
wīsa (accusative feminine plural)
wīse (accusative feminine plural)
wīs (accusative neuter plural)
wīsra (genitive masculine plural)
wīsra (feminine genitive plural)
wīsra (genitive neuter plural)
wīsum (dative masculine plural)
wīsum (dative feminine plural)
wīsum (dative neuter plural)
wīsum (instrumental masculine plural)
wīsum (feminine instrumental plural)
wīsum (instrumental neuter plural)
wīsa (masculine nominative singular)
wīse (feminine nominative singular)
wīse (neuter nominative singular)
wīsan (accusative masculine singular)
wīsan (accusative feminine singular)
wīse (accusative neuter singular)
wīsan (genitive masculine singular)
wīsan (feminine genitive singular)
wīsan (genitive neuter singular)
wīsan (dative masculine singular)
wīsan (dative feminine singular)
wīsan (dative neuter singular)
wīsan (instrumental masculine singular)
wīsan (feminine instrumental singular)
wīsan (instrumental neuter singular)
wīsan (masculine nominative plural)
wīsan (feminine nominative plural)
wīsan (neuter nominative plural)
wīsan (accusative masculine plural)
wīsan (accusative feminine plural)
wīsan (accusative neuter plural)
wīsra (genitive masculine plural)
wīsena (genitive masculine plural)
wīsra (feminine genitive plural)
wīsena (feminine genitive plural)
wīsra (genitive neuter plural)
wīsena (genitive neuter plural)
wīsum (dative masculine plural)
wīsum (dative feminine plural)
wīsum (dative neuter plural)
wīsum (instrumental masculine plural)
wīsum (feminine instrumental plural)
wīsum (instrumental neuter plural)

Middle English: wis, wys

Scots: wis, wise

English: wise

⇒ English: wizard

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weydstos (“knowledgeable”), an extension of *weyd- (“to see, to know”). Akin to Old High German wīs and Old Norse víss.


wis

Middle High German: wīse

German: weise

⇒ Old High German: wīsi

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weydstos (“knowledgeable”), an extension of *weyd- (“to see, to know”). Akin to Old English wīs and Old Norse víss.


wis

wīs (canonical)
wis (masculine nominative singular strong)
wis (feminine nominative singular strong)
wis (neuter nominative singular strong)
wise (masculine nominative plural strong)
wisa (masculine nominative plural strong)
wisa (feminine nominative plural strong)
wis (neuter nominative plural strong)
wisa (neuter nominative plural strong)
wisan (accusative masculine singular strong)
wisen (accusative masculine singular strong)
wisa (accusative feminine singular strong)
wis (accusative neuter singular strong)
wisa (accusative masculine plural strong)
wise (accusative masculine plural strong)
wisa (accusative feminine plural strong)
wis (accusative neuter plural strong)
wisa (accusative neuter plural strong)
wises (genitive masculine singular strong)
wisas (genitive masculine singular strong)
wisara (feminine genitive singular strong)
wisaro (feminine genitive singular strong)
wises (genitive neuter singular strong)
wisas (genitive neuter singular strong)
wisaro (genitive masculine plural strong)
wisoro (genitive masculine plural strong)
wisero (genitive masculine plural strong)
wisaro (feminine genitive plural strong)
wisoro (feminine genitive plural strong)
wisero (feminine genitive plural strong)
wisaro (genitive neuter plural strong)
wisoro (genitive neuter plural strong)
wisero (genitive neuter plural strong)
wisumu (dative masculine singular strong)
wisum (dative masculine singular strong)
wisun (dative masculine singular strong)
wison (dative masculine singular strong)
wisen (dative masculine singular strong)
wisan (dative masculine singular strong)
wisaro (dative feminine singular strong)
wisaru (dative feminine singular strong)
wisara (dative feminine singular strong)
wisumu (dative neuter singular strong)
wisum (dative neuter singular strong)
wisun (dative neuter singular strong)
wison (dative neuter singular strong)
wisen (dative neuter singular strong)
wisan (dative neuter singular strong)
wisun (dative masculine plural strong)
wison (dative masculine plural strong)
wisum (dative masculine plural strong)
wisun (dative feminine plural strong)
wison (dative feminine plural strong)
wisun (dative neuter plural strong)
wison (dative neuter plural strong)
wisum (dative neuter plural strong)
wiso (masculine nominative singular weak)
wisa (masculine nominative singular weak)
wisa (feminine nominative singular weak)
wise (feminine nominative singular weak)
wisa (neuter nominative singular weak)
wise (neuter nominative singular weak)
wison (masculine nominative plural weak)
wisun (masculine nominative plural weak)
wison (feminine nominative plural weak)
wisun (feminine nominative plural weak)
wisan (feminine nominative plural weak)
wison (neuter nominative plural weak)
wisun (neuter nominative plural weak)
wison (accusative masculine singular weak)
wisan (accusative masculine singular weak)
wisun (accusative feminine singular weak)
wison (accusative feminine singular weak)
wisan (accusative feminine singular weak)
wisa (accusative neuter singular weak)
wise (accusative neuter singular weak)
wison (accusative masculine plural weak)
wisun (accusative masculine plural weak)
wison (accusative feminine plural weak)
wisun (accusative feminine plural weak)
wisan (accusative feminine plural weak)
wison (accusative neuter plural weak)
wisun (accusative neuter plural weak)
wisen (genitive masculine singular weak)
wisan (genitive masculine singular weak)
wisun (feminine genitive singular weak)
wisan (feminine genitive singular weak)
wisen (feminine genitive singular weak)
wisen (genitive neuter singular weak)
wisan (genitive neuter singular weak)
wisono (genitive masculine plural weak)
wiseno (genitive masculine plural weak)
wisono (feminine genitive plural weak)
wisono (genitive neuter plural weak)
wiseno (genitive neuter plural weak)
wison (dative masculine singular weak)
wisen (dative masculine singular weak)
wisan (dative masculine singular weak)
wisun (dative feminine singular weak)
wisan (dative feminine singular weak)
wison (dative neuter singular weak)
wisen (dative neuter singular weak)
wisan (dative neuter singular weak)
wison (dative masculine plural weak)
wisun (dative masculine plural weak)
wison (dative feminine plural weak)
wisun (dative feminine plural weak)
wison (dative neuter plural weak)
wisun (dative neuter plural weak)
wisoro (masculine nominative singular weak)
wisora (masculine nominative singular weak)
wisora (feminine nominative singular weak)
wisore (feminine nominative singular weak)
wisora (neuter nominative singular weak)
wisore (neuter nominative singular weak)
wisoron (masculine nominative plural weak)
wisorun (masculine nominative plural weak)
wisoron (feminine nominative plural weak)
wisorun (feminine nominative plural weak)
wisoran (feminine nominative plural weak)
wisoron (neuter nominative plural weak)
wisorun (neuter nominative plural weak)
wisoron (accusative masculine singular weak)
wisoran (accusative masculine singular weak)
wisorun (accusative feminine singular weak)
wisoron (accusative feminine singular weak)
wisoran (accusative feminine singular weak)
wisora (accusative neuter singular weak)
wisore (accusative neuter singular weak)
wisoron (accusative masculine plural weak)
wisorun (accusative masculine plural weak)
wisoron (accusative feminine plural weak)
wisorun (accusative feminine plural weak)
wisoran (accusative feminine plural weak)
wisoron (accusative neuter plural weak)
wisorun (accusative neuter plural weak)
wisoren (genitive masculine singular weak)
wisoran (genitive masculine singular weak)
wisorun (feminine genitive singular weak)
wisoran (feminine genitive singular weak)
wisoren (feminine genitive singular weak)
wisoren (genitive neuter singular weak)
wisoran (genitive neuter singular weak)
wisorono (genitive masculine plural weak)
wisoreno (genitive masculine plural weak)
wisorono (feminine genitive plural weak)
wisorono (genitive neuter plural weak)
wisoreno (genitive neuter plural weak)
wisoron (dative masculine singular weak)
wisoren (dative masculine singular weak)
wisoran (dative masculine singular weak)
wisorun (dative feminine singular weak)
wisoran (dative feminine singular weak)
wisoron (dative neuter singular weak)
wisoren (dative neuter singular weak)
wisoran (dative neuter singular weak)
wisoron (dative masculine plural weak)
wisorun (dative masculine plural weak)
wisoron (dative feminine plural weak)
wisorun (dative feminine plural weak)
wisoron (dative neuter plural weak)
wisorun (dative neuter plural weak)
wisost (masculine nominative singular strong)
wisost (feminine nominative singular strong)
wisost (neuter nominative singular strong)
wisoste (masculine nominative plural strong)
wisosta (masculine nominative plural strong)
wisosta (feminine nominative plural strong)
wisost (neuter nominative plural strong)
wisosta (neuter nominative plural strong)
wisostan (accusative masculine singular strong)
wisosten (accusative masculine singular strong)
wisosta (accusative feminine singular strong)
wisost (accusative neuter singular strong)
wisosta (accusative masculine plural strong)
wisoste (accusative masculine plural strong)
wisosta (accusative feminine plural strong)
wisost (accusative neuter plural strong)
wisosta (accusative neuter plural strong)
wisostes (genitive masculine singular strong)
wisostas (genitive masculine singular strong)
wisostara (feminine genitive singular strong)
wisostaro (feminine genitive singular strong)
wisostes (genitive neuter singular strong)
wisostas (genitive neuter singular strong)
wisostaro (genitive masculine plural strong)
wisostoro (genitive masculine plural strong)
wisostero (genitive masculine plural strong)
wisostaro (feminine genitive plural strong)
wisostoro (feminine genitive plural strong)
wisostero (feminine genitive plural strong)
wisostaro (genitive neuter plural strong)
wisostoro (genitive neuter plural strong)
wisostero (genitive neuter plural strong)
wisostumu (dative masculine singular strong)
wisostum (dative masculine singular strong)
wisostun (dative masculine singular strong)
wisoston (dative masculine singular strong)
wisosten (dative masculine singular strong)
wisostan (dative masculine singular strong)
wisostaro (dative feminine singular strong)
wisostaru (dative feminine singular strong)
wisostara (dative feminine singular strong)
wisostumu (dative neuter singular strong)
wisostum (dative neuter singular strong)
wisostun (dative neuter singular strong)
wisoston (dative neuter singular strong)
wisosten (dative neuter singular strong)
wisostan (dative neuter singular strong)
wisostun (dative masculine plural strong)
wisoston (dative masculine plural strong)
wisostum (dative masculine plural strong)
wisostun (dative feminine plural strong)
wisoston (dative feminine plural strong)
wisostun (dative neuter plural strong)
wisoston (dative neuter plural strong)
wisostum (dative neuter plural strong)
wisosto (masculine nominative singular weak)
wisosta (masculine nominative singular weak)
wisosta (feminine nominative singular weak)
wisoste (feminine nominative singular weak)
wisosta (neuter nominative singular weak)
wisoste (neuter nominative singular weak)
wisoston (masculine nominative plural weak)
wisostun (masculine nominative plural weak)
wisoston (feminine nominative plural weak)
wisostun (feminine nominative plural weak)
wisostan (feminine nominative plural weak)
wisoston (neuter nominative plural weak)
wisostun (neuter nominative plural weak)
wisoston (accusative masculine singular weak)
wisostan (accusative masculine singular weak)
wisostun (accusative feminine singular weak)
wisoston (accusative feminine singular weak)
wisostan (accusative feminine singular weak)
wisosta (accusative neuter singular weak)
wisoste (accusative neuter singular weak)
wisoston (accusative masculine plural weak)
wisostun (accusative masculine plural weak)
wisoston (accusative feminine plural weak)
wisostun (accusative feminine plural weak)
wisostan (accusative feminine plural weak)
wisoston (accusative neuter plural weak)
wisostun (accusative neuter plural weak)
wisosten (genitive masculine singular weak)
wisostan (genitive masculine singular weak)
wisostun (feminine genitive singular weak)
wisostan (feminine genitive singular weak)
wisosten (feminine genitive singular weak)
wisosten (genitive neuter singular weak)
wisostan (genitive neuter singular weak)
wisostono (genitive masculine plural weak)
wisosteno (genitive masculine plural weak)
wisostono (feminine genitive plural weak)
wisostono (genitive neuter plural weak)
wisosteno (genitive neuter plural weak)
wisoston (dative masculine singular weak)
wisosten (dative masculine singular weak)
wisostan (dative masculine singular weak)
wisostun (dative feminine singular weak)
wisostan (dative feminine singular weak)
wisoston (dative neuter singular weak)
wisosten (dative neuter singular weak)
wisostan (dative neuter singular weak)
wisoston (dative masculine plural weak)
wisostun (dative masculine plural weak)
wisoston (dative feminine plural weak)
wisostun (dative feminine plural weak)
wisoston (dative neuter plural weak)
wisostun (dative neuter plural weak)

Middle Low German: wīs

Low German:

German Low German: wies

Westphalian:

Ravensbergisch-Lippisch: wuise, wuis

Sauerländisch: weyse, wüse, wīse, wuise

Westmünsterländisch: wiese

Plautdietsch: weis

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weydstos (“knowledgeable”), an extension of *weyd- (“to see, to know”). Akin to Old English wīs, Old High German wīs and Old Norse víss.


wis

"Trowth an atweill, I tell ye," Jesus answert, "afore iver Abraham wis born, I am."

1983, William Lorimer, transl., The New Testament in Scots, Edinburgh: Canongate, published 2001, →ISBN, →OCLC, John 8:58, page 177:

"Undoubtedly, I tell you," Jesus answered, "even before Abraham was born, I existed."


wis

ᜏᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)
wiz (alternative)
wit (alternative)


wis

wis (adverbial positive predicative)
wisser (adverbial comparative predicative)
it wist (adverbial predicative superlative)
it wiste (adverbial predicative superlative)
wisse (common-gender indefinite positive singular)
wissere (common-gender comparative indefinite singular)
wiste (common-gender indefinite singular superlative)
wis (indefinite neuter positive singular)
wisser (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
wiste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
wisse (indefinite plural positive)
wissere (comparative indefinite plural)
wiste (indefinite plural superlative)
wisse (definite positive)
wissere (comparative definite)
wiste (definite superlative)
wis (partitive positive)
wissers (comparative partitive)

See witte (“to know, be sure”). Cognate with English wis.