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Surely vs Iwis - What's the difference?

surely | iwis |

As adverbs the difference between surely and iwis

is that surely is without fail while iwis is certainly, surely, indeed.

surely

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • Without fail.
  • :
  • Certainly, undoubtedly.
  • :
  • *
  • *:But then I had the flintlock by me for protection. ΒΆ There were giants in the days when that gun was made; for surely no modern mortal could have held that mass of metal steady to his shoulder. The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the window.
  • With confidence.
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    • Quotations

    *1611 , (King James Version of the Bible), 1:1 *:Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us.

    Synonyms

    * certainly, wis

    iwis

    English

    Alternative forms

    * ywis * iwys

    Adverb

    (-)
  • Certainly, surely, indeed.
  • *, Bk.V:
  • *:Thou art welcome iwys , for thou sekyst aftir sorow!
  • *1842 , Thomas Macaulay, Horatius :
  • *:Iwis , in all the Senate / There was no heart so bold.
  • *1890 , James Russell Lowell, Poetical Works :
  • *:God vanished long ago, iwis , A mere subjective synthesis