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I wis

I wis adverb: assuredly, truly, indeed.

Adverb

I wis (comparative more I wis, superlative most I wis)

  1. assuredly, truly, indeed
    • I wis, your grandam had a worser matchc. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

Forms of I wis

comparativemore I wis
superlativemost I wis

Questions about I wis

What does I wis mean?
I wis means assuredly, truly, indeed.
What part of speech is I wis?
I wis is an adverb.

Words near I wis in the dictionary

  1. I want to know
  2. I want to speak to the manager haircut
  3. I want to speak to the manager haircuts
  4. I was born in ...
  5. I will yeah
  6. I wis
  7. I wish
  8. I wish I may be shot
  9. I wiss
  10. I would
  11. I would rather die

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