Wis vs Yis - What's the difference?
wis | yis |
(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.
As adverbs the difference between wis and yis
is that wis is (rare|obsolete|or|dialectal) certainly, surely while yis is .As an adjective wis
is (rare|obsolete|or|dialectal) certain.As a verb wis
is (obsolete|or|archaic) to know.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.