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iwis¹

  • /ɪˈwɪs/

Where it comes from

From Middle English iwis, iwys, ywis (“certain, sure”), from Old English ġewiss (“certain, sure”), from Proto-West Germanic *gawiss, from Proto-Germanic *gawissaz (“known, certain, sure”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know”).

Cognate with Dutch gewis (“sure”), German gewiss (“certain”), Danish vis (“sure”). More at wit, wis.

adverb iwys · ywis · y-wis

  1. archaic, not comparable, poetic Certainly, surely, indeed. Iwis, in all the Senate There was no heart so bold[…].

iwis²

  • /ˈiːwiz/

Where it comes from

Plural formed with the suffix -s.

noun iwys · ywis · y-wis

  1. plural plural of iwi

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@misc{iwis_2026,
  title = {iwis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/iwis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}