wis

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Noun, Verb (usu participle)

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CIDE DICTIONARY

wis, adv. [Aphetic form of iwis, ywis; or fr. Icel. viss certain. See Ywis.].

Certainly; really; indeed. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

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. R. Browning. [1913 Webster]

"Nor do I know how long it is
(For I have lain entranced, I wis)." [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

wis, v.intr. archaic know well.

Etymology

orig. I wis = obs. iwis 'certainly' f. OE gewis, erron. taken as 'I know' and as pres. tense of wist (WIT(2))

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ROGET THESAURUS

wis

Supposition

VB suppose, conjecture, surmise, suspect, guess, divine, theorize, presume, presurmise, presuppose, assume, fancy, wis, take it, give a guess, speculate, believe, dare say, take it into one's head, take for granted, imagine, put forth, propound, propose, start, put a case, submit, move, make a motion, hazard out, throw out a suggestion, put forward a suggestion, put forward conjecture, allude to, suggest, hint, put it into one's head, suggest itself, run in the head, marvel if, wonder if, wonder whether.