"wys" meaning in Middle English

See wys in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /wiːs/ Forms: wyse [plural], wyse [singular, weak], wiser [comparative], wiseste [superlative]
Etymology: From Old English wīs, from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|wīs}} Old English wīs, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*wīsaz}} Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|plural and weak singular|wyse|comparative|wiser|superlative|wiseste|head=}} wys (plural and weak singular wyse, comparative wiser, superlative wiseste), {{enm-adj|wyse|wiser|wiseste}} wys (plural and weak singular wyse, comparative wiser, superlative wiseste)
  1. wise, thoughtful, proper
    Sense id: en-wys-enm-adj-6KyHIQYf
  2. knowledgeable
    Sense id: en-wys-enm-adj-25qzCB6f
  3. alert, aware
    Sense id: en-wys-enm-adj-xn4LBU16 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 11 18 55 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 4 2 11 3 38 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wyse, wis Related terms: wisdom, wisliche

Noun

IPA: /wiːs/ Forms: wyses [plural]
Etymology: From Old English wīs, from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|wīs}} Old English wīs, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*wīsaz}} Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} wys, {{enm-noun|pl=wyses}} wys (plural wyses)
  1. A wise individual Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-wys-enm-noun-dSwsnXkR Disambiguation of People: 26 1 1 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wyse, wis

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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