wys

Middle English

/wiːs/

adj
Definitions
  • wise, thoughtful, proper
  • knowledgeable
  • alert, aware

Etymology

Inherited from Old English wīs (wise) inherited from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz (wise, sense).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*wīsaz

Gloss

wise, sense

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