noun. An abbreviation of Wisconsin.

A spurious word, arising from a misunderstanding of the Middle English adverb iwis, often written i-wis, and in Middle English manuscripts i wis, I wis, whence it has been taken as the pronoun I with a verb wis, vaguely regarded as connected with wit (which has a preterit wist). See iwis, and, for the real verb, see wit.

Certainly; truly; indeed: same as iwis.

Certain; sure: especially in the phrases to wisse, for certain, certainly; mid wisse, with certainty.

transitive verb. To think; to suppose; to imagine; -- used chiefly in the first person sing. present tense, I wis. See the Note under ywis.

adverb. Certainly; really; indeed.

verb. To know.

verb. To think, suppose.

verb. To imagine, ween; to deem.

adverb. Certainly, surely

adverb. Really, truly

adverb. Indeed

adjective. Certain

adjective. Sure

"I hear a song sparrow from the bushes on the shore, -- _olit, olit, olit -- chip, chip, chip, che char -- che wis, wis, wis_."

Bliss  Chris  Cris  Dis  Fliss  

AK  Castile  fem  free  heavie  

certainly  imagine  indeed  really  suppose  

ywis  

wised  wises  wising  wiss