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Define:I wis

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English

[eedit soorce]

Adverb

[eedit soorce]
  1. assuredly, truly, indeed
    I wis, your grandam had a worser match — Shakespeare.

Etymology

[eedit soorce]

From Middle English iwis, from Old English ġewiss (“certainly, indeed”).

Adverb

[eedit soorce]
  1. certainly, assuredly, indeed, truly