wis
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CertainCertain.
/waɪs/
Meaning
2 senses(dialectal, obsolete, rare)Certain.
(dialectal, obsolete, rare)Sure.
He was wis on his word.
I am wis that it will happen.
Examples
1 sentencesWhat I wist I told to you.
Що я знав, тобі сказав. — aandrusiak
Origin
Inherited from Middle English wis (“certain, sure”), from an aphetic form of Middle EnglisInherited 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.
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Forms
more wis, most wisWord family
1 related wordsDerivedwisly
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form