"wis" meaning in Old English

See wis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /wiːs/
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*wīsaz|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Germanic *wīsaz, {{inh+|ang|gem-pro|*wīsaz}} Inherited from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz, {{inh|ang|ine-pro|*weydstos||knowledgeable}} Proto-Indo-European *weydstos (“knowledgeable”), {{cog|goh|wīs}} Old High German wīs, {{cog|non|víss}} Old Norse víss Head templates: {{ang-adj|wīs|comp=wīsra|sup=wīsest}} wīs (comparative wīsra, superlative wīsest) Inflection templates: {{ang-adecl|wīs}} Forms: wīs [canonical], wīsra [comparative], wīsest [superlative], strong [table-tags], 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], weak [table-tags], 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]
  1. wise Derived forms: andwīs, stæfwīs, unwīs, wīslīċe, wīsnes
    Sense id: en-wis-ang-adj-yIrxt5MG Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 14 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 14 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 14 entries: 6 7 0 1 1 4 6 6 1 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 5 7 8 8 8 8 4 4 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 6 0 0 1 6 8 8 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 6 8 8 8 8 4 4 0 0 0
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      "tags": [
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      "source": "declension",
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          "english": "thus a man cannot become wise, before he would own\na part of years in world-kingdom. A wise man must be patient.",
          "ref": "10th century, The Wanderer:",
          "text": "forþon ne mæġ wearþan wīs · wer, ǣr hē āge\nwintra dǣl in woruldrīċe. · Wita sċeal ġeþyldiġ.",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
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        "singular"
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        "singular"
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "wīsa",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "plural"
      ]
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        "plural"
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      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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    {
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        "plural"
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      "form": "wīsra",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "wīsra",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "wīsra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wīsum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wīsum",
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      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "weak",
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      "form": "wīsa",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "wīse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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        "singular"
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      "form": "wīsan",
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        "singular"
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    {
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        "plural"
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      "form": "wīsan",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wīsan",
      "source": "declension",
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        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wīsan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wīsra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wīsena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wīsra",
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      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "wīsena",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wīsra",
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      "tags": [
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        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wīsena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wīsum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wīsum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wīsum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wīsum",
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      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "wīsum",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "wīsum",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "comp": "wīsra",
        "sup": "wīsest"
      },
      "expansion": "wīs (comparative wīsra, superlative wīsest)",
      "name": "ang-adj"
    }
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  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English adjectives",
        "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old English lemmas",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Old English terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 14 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "thus a man cannot become wise, before he would own\na part of years in world-kingdom. A wise man must be patient.",
          "ref": "10th century, The Wanderer:",
          "text": "forþon ne mæġ wearþan wīs · wer, ǣr hē āge\nwintra dǣl in woruldrīċe. · Wita sċeal ġeþyldiġ.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/wiːs/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wis"
}

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