WIS


Meaning of WIS in English

■ verb ( ~ses , ~sing , ~sed ) archaic know well.

Origin

C16: orig. in I ~ , alt. of the obs. adverb i~ 'certainly', erroneously interpreted as 'I know' (assoc. with ~t , past tense of wit 2 ).

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