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Definition: Wis
Wis
\Wis\, adv. [Aphetic form of iwis, ywis; or fr. Icel. viss
certain. See
Ywis.]
Certainly; really; indeed. [Obs.]
“As wis God helpe me.”
--Chaucer.
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Wis
\Wis\, v. t. [Due to mistaking OE. iwis certain, AS. gewiss,
for I wis. See
Ywis.]
To think; to suppose; to imagine; -- used chiefly in the
first person sing. present tense, I wis. See the Note under
Ywis. [Obs. or Poetic]
“Howe'er you wis.” --R. Browning.
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Nor do I know how long it is
(For I have lain entranced, I wis). --Coleridge.
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