wisse
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English wissen (“to instruct, enlighten, advise, admonish; guide, direct, control, manage, rule”), from Old English wisian (“to direct, instruct, guide, direct, rule; show, point out; declare, make known”). Related to wise and more remotely to wit. See Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see, know”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
wisse (third-person singular simple present wisses, present participle wissing, simple past and past participle wissed)
References edit
- “wisse”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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Anagrams edit
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch wisse, from Old Dutch *withtha, from Proto-Germanic *wiþjǭ. The development *-þj- > -ss- is also found in smidse (from earlier smisse); original *-þþ- becomes -tt- in lat, mot.
Noun edit
wisse f (plural wissen)
- cubic metre (mainly when used for firewood)
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective edit
wisse
- inflection of wis:
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
wisse
German edit
Pronunciation edit
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wisse
Hunsrik edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Central Franconian wesse, from Middle High German wizzen, from Old High German izzan, from Proto-West Germanic *witan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną.[1]
Cognate with German wissen and German wëssen.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
wisse
- (intransitive or transitive, with accusative) to know; to be aware of
Conjugation edit
| Irregular with past tense and conditional mood | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | wisse | ||
| participle | gewusst | ||
| auxiliary | wisse | ||
| present indicative |
past indicative |
conditional | |
| ich | wees | wusst | wisst |
| du | weest | wusst | wisst |
| er/sie/es | wees | wusst | wisst |
| meer | wisse | wusste | wisste |
| deer | wissd | wusst | wisst |
| sie | wisse | wusste | wisste |
| The use of the present participle is uncommon, but can be made with the suffix -end. | |||
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “wisse”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português [Riograndenser Hunsrickisch–Portuguese Dictionary][1] (in Portuguese), 3 edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 176
Middle English edit
Etymology edit
From wissen (“to guide”) + -e (agentive suffix).
Noun edit
wisse
- (Early Middle English, hapax) A guide; a collection of directives or regulations.
- c. 1225, “Introduction”, in Ancrene Ƿiſſe (MS. Corpus Christi 402)[2], Herefordshire, published c. 1235, folio 1, verso; republished at Cambridge: Parker Library on the Web, 2018 January:
- her biginneð ancrene ƿiſſe
- This is the beginning of the Anchoresses' Guide.
References edit
- “wisse, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Old English edit
Verb edit
wisse
- Alternative form of wiste