Thesaurus: wis

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1. adv. Certainly; really; indeed.
2. v. t. To think; to suppose; to imagine; -- used chiefly in the first person sing. present tense, I wis. See the Note under Ywis.
3. Certainly; really; indeed. [Obs.] "As wis God helpe me." Chaucer. 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. Nor do I know how long it is (For I have lain entranced, I wis). Coleridge.
4. Certainly; really; indeed. [Obs.] "As wis God helpe me."Chaucer.
5. n a midwestern state in north central United States