'Wis' definitions:
Definition of 'Wis'
From: GCIDE
- Wis \Wis\, adv. [Aphetic form of iwis, ywis; or fr. Icel. viss certain. See Ywis.] Certainly; really; indeed. [Obs.] "As wis God helpe me." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Wis'
From: GCIDE
- Wis \Wis\, v. t. [Due to mistaking OE. iwis certain, AS. gewiss, for I wis. See Ywis.] 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. [1913 Webster]
- Nor do I know how long it is (For I have lain entranced, I wis). --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]