wys

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch wijzen, from Middle Dutch wisen, from Old Dutch wīsen, from Proto-Germanic *wīsijaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

wys (present wys, present participle wysende, past participle gewys)

1. to show

Middle English

Alternative forms

• wyse, wis

Etymology

From Old English wīs, from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wiːs/

Adjective

wys (plural and weak singular wyse, comparative wiser, superlative wiseste)

1. wise, thoughtful, proper
2. knowledgeable
3. alert, aware

Related terms

• wisdom
• wisliche

Descendants

• English: wise
• Scots: wis, wise

Noun

wys (plural wyses)

1. A wise individual

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /wɨːs/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /wiːs/

Noun

wys

1. Soft mutation of gwys.

Verb

wys

1. Soft mutation of gwys.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwys	wys	ngwys	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Yola

Noun

wys

1. Alternative form of wyse
   • 1927, “ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 131, line 17:

     Wu'll gow our wys to Chour Hill,

     We'll go our ways to Chour Hill,

References

• Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 131