Meaning of the word 'wis'

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Meaning of ‘wis’

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wis

Certainly; really; indeed. [Obs.] "As wis God helpe me." Chaucer. 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. Nor do I know how long it is (For I have lain entranced, I wis). Coleridge.

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Meaning of 'wis'

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