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wísa

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
wísa, an; m.
A leader, director, captain
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  • Wæs Cainan æfter Enose aldordéma, weard and wísa,

    • Cd. Th. 70, 22
    • ;
    • Gen. 1157.
  • Ðú eart eallum eorðbúendum weard and wísa,

    • 251, 19
    • ;
    • Dan. 566.
  • Enoch ealdordóm áhó;f, folces wísa,

    • 73, 2
    • ;
    • Gen. 1198.
  • Leóda aldor, herges wísa, freom folctoga,

    • 178, 18
    • ;
    • Exod. 13: 228, 16
    • ;
    • Dan. 203.
  • Mægenes wísa,

    • 260, 2
    • ;
    • Dan. 703.
  • Elamitarna ordes wísa,

    • 121, 3
    • ;
    • Gen. 2004.
  • Ríces hyrde, werodes wísa,

    • 194, 9
    • ;
    • Exod. 258
    • ;
    • Beo. Th. 523
    • ;
    • B. 259
    • ;
    • Exon. Th. 296, 22
    • ;
    • Crä. 55.
  • Þeóda wísan,

    • 196, 9
    • ;
    • Az. 171.
  • Weorces wísan,

    • Cd. Th. 101, 28
    • ;
    • Gen. 1689.
Etymology
[
O. Sax. balu-wíso (the devil)
O. H. Ger. wíso dux
Icel. vísi (poet.) a guide, leader, captain
]
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v. brim-, camp-, cræt-, ealdor-, fyrd-, heáfod-, here-, hilde-, mægen-, scrid- wísa.
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