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wís

(adj.)
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wís, adj.

wisediscreetjudiciouscunningwiselearnedskilledexpertknown

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wise, discreet, judicious Wís sapiens Wrt. Voc. i. 76, 10 fronimus 47, 34. Grammar wís, of persons Ne scyle nán wís monn (vir sapiens) forhtigan, Bt. 40, 3; Fox 238, 8, 13, 15. Ne mæg weorþan wís wer ǽr hé áge wintra dǽl in woruldríce, Exon.

wis

certain.

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certain

wís

(n.)
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wís, a manner.
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Add: v. leóþ-, níd-, sár-, sceád-, stæf-, þearl-, word-, wrang-wís

wís

(n.)

a manner.

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Ma manner.v wíse

Linked entry: and-wísnes

wís-hycgende

(adj.)

thinking wiselyhaving wise thoughts

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thinking wisely, having wise thoughts Hé wís-hycgende gesæt on sesse, seah on enta geweorc, Beo. Th. 5426; B. 2716

wís-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
wís-dóm, es; m.

wisdomdiscretionknowledge cognizancewisdom knowledge learning philosophy

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Wé willaþ wesan wíse. On hwilcon wísdó;me (sapientia)? Wé willaþ beón bylewite, and wíse, ðæt wé búgon fram yfele and dón góda, Coll. Monast. Th. 32, 27. Hé wísdóme heóld éðel sínne, Beo. Th. 3923; B. 1959. Ic healde ðínra worda wam mid wísdóme, Ps.

wís-sefa

(n.)
Grammar
wís-sefa, an; m.
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A wise-minded person Him mæg wíssefa wyrda gehwylce gemetigian, gif hé bið módes gleáw, Salm. Kmbl. 877; Sal. 438

wís-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
wís-bóc, e; f.

A book a record

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A book in which the slate of things is described, a record Eágan ðíne gesáwon ðæt ic wæs unfrom on ferhþe; eall ðæt forþ heonan on ðínum wísbócum áwriten standeþ, imperfectum meum viderunt oculi tui, et in libra tuo omnes scribentur, Ps. Th. 138, 14

brægd-wís

(adj.)
Grammar
brægd-wís, ; adj. [brægd
deceit
, wís
wise
]

deceitwiseWise in deceit, crafty, fraudulent;astutus, fraudulentus, dolosus

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Wise in deceit, crafty, fraudulent; astutus, fraudulentus, dolosus Brægdwís bona a crafty murderer, Exon. 33 b; Th. 107, 13; Gú. 58

wíse

(n.)
Grammar
wíse, an: wís, e; f.

a wise waymannermodefashionstate conditionan arrangementinstructiona dispositiondirectionconditiona thingres negotiuma causereasonres

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Grammar wíse, The word is found with strong forms Onwendan míne wíse (wísan, Th.) Exon.

Linked entry: wís-fæst

ge-wis

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ge-wis, ge-wiss, es; n.
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Wé nyton tó nánum gewisse hwænne Críst ús wile habban tó him, Hml.

wís-fæst

(adj.)
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wís-fæst, (
Similar entries
v. wíse, and cf. þeáw-fæst
); adj.

Perfect

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Perfect Gif ðú wilt wísfæst (perfectus)wosa, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. Rush. 19, 21. Wísfæst éghwelc bið perfectus omnis erit, Lk. Skt. Lind. 6, 40. Folc wísfæst plebem perfectum, I. 17. Wísfæsto (perfecti) wossað gié. Rtl. 13, 19

wís-wyrdan

(v.)
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wís-wyrdan, p. de
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To be wise in speech Wýswyrdan philosophari, Anglia xiii. 38, 301. v. next word

sundor-wís

(adj.)
Grammar
sundor-wís, adj.
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Specially, singularly wise:?-Ǽnne giddum gearu-snottorne . . . ðone hié ðære cwéne ágéfon, sægdon hine sundorwísne, Elen. Kmbl. 1172; El. 588

wrang-wís

(adj.)
Grammar
wrang-wís, adj.
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[Wrong-wise (unrighteous ] reuen, O. E. Hml. i. 175, 256

un-wís

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wís, adj.

unwisefoolishstupidignorantignorant of something

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Monige men bióð ðe noldon ðone hlísan habban ðæt hié unwíse (-wiése, Hatt. MS.) sién sunt nonnulli, qui aestimari hebetes nolunt, Past. 11; Swt. 66, 3. Earfoðtǽcne unwísra gehwæm (cf. dysgum monnum, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 28), Met. 20, 148.

and-wís

(adj.)
Grammar
and-wís, adj.

Expertskilfulgnarusexpertus

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Expert, skilful; gnarus, expertus Yfeles andwís expert in evil, Exon. 69 a; Th. 257, 8; Jul. 244

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þearl-wís

(adj.)
Grammar
þearl-wís, adj.
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Severe, strict Ierre ðæs ðearlwísan déman districti iram judicis, Past. l0; Swt. 63, 15. Beforan ðæm ðearlwísan déman apud districtim judicem, 16; Swt. 105, 10: Bd. 4, 25; S. 599, 36. Þearlwísere gýmene districto regimine, Hpt. Gl. 486, 61. God sylfa

wis-líc

(adj.)

certain.

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certain

and-wís

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Add: v. un-andwís: and-wísnes. Add: Andwísnis experimentum. Wrt. Voc. ii. 107, 50: 29, 57