Wis vs Witter - What's the difference?
wis | witter |
(rare, obsolete, or, dialectal) Certainly, surely
* 1884 , Charlotte Mary Yonge, The armourer's prentices :
(rare, obsolete, or, dialectal) Really, truly
(rare, obsolete, or, dialectal) Indeed
(rare, obsolete, or, dialectal) Certain
(rare, obsolete, or, dialectal) Sure
(obsolete, or, archaic) To know.
(obsolete, or, archaic) To think, suppose.
(obsolete, or, archaic) To imagine, ween; to deem.
(intransitive, intransitive, obsolete, or, dialectal) to make sure, inform, or declare.
to speak at length on a trivial subject.
As adjectives the difference between wis and witter
is that wis is certain while witter is knowing, certain, sure, wis.As verbs the difference between wis and witter
is that wis is to know while witter is to make sure, inform, or declare.As an adverb wis
is certainly, surely.wis
English
Alternative forms
* wiss, ywis, iwisEtymology 1
From (etyl) . More at ywis.Adverb
(en adverb)- So I wis would the Dragon under him [...]
- "As wis God helpe me." --Chaucer.
Adjective
(en adjective)- He was wis on his word
Derived terms
* (l)Etymology 2
From an incorrect division, mistaking . See ywis for more information. The German verb wissen'' appears similar, but in fact corresponds etymologically to the English verb ''wit ; both of those verbs are only indirectly related to this one.Verb
- "Howe'er you wis ." --R. Browning.
- Nor do I know how long it is (For I have lain entranced, I wis ). --Coleridge.
witter
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) witter, witer, of (etyl) origin, from (etyl) . More at (l), (l).Etymology 2
From (etyl) witteren, witeren, of (etyl) origin, from (etyl) . More at (l), (l).Verb
(en verb)- She got home and started wittering about some religious cult she’d just heard about.